MANILA, Philippines — Finance Secretary Carlos Dominguez said yesterday the government would not interfere with monetary policy following the appointment of former budget secretary Benjamin Diokno as governor of the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP). During the 9th Business Forum of the Manila Times held in Makati City yesterday, Dominguez said there is no effort on the part of […]
Read MoreDirect investors from Indonesia have been ignoring Cambodia despite trade and tourism between the two countries growing annually, the Indonesian Ambassador to Cambodia Sudirman Haseng said. Indonesian news agency Antara recently reported that Ambassador Haseng said the main reason that Indonesian entrepreneurs have not been doing business in Cambodia is due to a negative perception […]
Read MoreKUALA LUMPUR: Malaysian palm oil futures eased on Wednesday evening on bearish price and production forecasts at an industry conference in Kuala Lumpur. The benchmark palm oil contract for May delivery on the Bursa Malaysia Derivatives Exchange was down 0.2 percent at 2,157 ringgit ($527.77) a tonne at the end of trading. “Most of the speakers don’t seem too bullish,” said a Kuala Lumpur-based trader, referring to the industry conference. Industry data […]
Read MoreBrunei ranked 115th in the list of countries offering the cheapest average price of 1GB mobile internet data among 230 countries, according to UK-based broadband comparison site Cable. Data published by the site shows that the sultanate offers 1GB of mobile internet data for an average price of USD5.25, with the cheapest package costing about USD2.29 […]
Read MoreA year and a half after the law was introduced, the General Department of Taxation yesterday called on all corporations to abide by the Transfer Pricing Law. Following the Transfer Pricing Law will facilitate the process of filing tax returns, Traing Lay, director of GDT’s advanced pricing arrangement and transfer pricing bureau, said during a […]
Read MoreThe Hanoitimes – The Chinese promotion of economic development strategies, especially the Belt and Road initiative of Chinese President Xi Jinping, has propelled Chinese investment in Asian countries, including Vietnam. Besides Vietnam’s free trade agreements, Chinese policies on promoting economic growth and reducing investment in labor-intensive industries have ignited a rising inflow of Chinese capital to […]
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