The Hanoitimes – The higher the expected rate of return, the more that private funds would be attracted, according to an ADB expert. The government should increase the rate of return on infrastructure investment in a bid to attract more foreign investors in the industry, experts said. According to Naoyuki Yoshino, dean of the Asian Development […]
Read MoreOnline jobs portal JobThai has suggested nine different “soft skills”, such as time management and emotional intelligence, that can help workers land a job in a competitive market. Unlike “hard skills” such as programming, soft skills pertain more to personality, social interactions and the ability to learn. Saengduen Tangthamsatit, co-founder and chief operating officer of […]
Read MoreMANILA, Philippines — Coming from a high base last year, Manila Electric Co. (Meralco) expects sales to rise slowly in the first quarter due to cooler temperature during the period. The power distributor sees energy sales growing by around 2.5 percent from January to March, Meralco president and chief executive officer Oscar Reyes said in an interview […]
Read MoreThe Ministry of Economy and Finance has presented a proposal for the creation of a platform that will centralise all services needed to register a company in Cambodia. The initiative is an attempt to facilitate business registration in the Kingdom, with Cambodia currently ranking 138 among 190 countries in the World Bank’s ease of doing […]
Read MoreA 2017 LABOUR force study carried out by the Department of Economic Planning and Development under the Ministry of Energy, Manpower and Industry showed that the number of foreign workers in the country had dropped from 52,161 in 2014 to 47,490 in 2017, which is a decrease of 4,671 persons, said Minister of Energy, Manpower […]
Read MoreKUALA LUMPUR: Finance Minister Lim Guan Eng has urged banks in Malaysia to ease their lending requirements to reduce the difficulties faced by individuals and businesses to secure financing. “Banks should be more more flexible in their lending arrangements. We get many complaints about banks being very conservative in lending, although they recorded huge profits […]
Read More
Thailand
