MANILA, Philippines — The Philippines is among the countries with conducive working environment for women in terms of rights and opportunity, according to a new report by the World Bank. The country scored above the global average in the bank’s “Women, Business and the Law 2019 Index” that measures the quality of legal and business […]
Read MoreThe Palang Pracharath Party (PPRP) unveiled tax schemes on Friday to help salaried workers, graduates and entrepreneurs. While a reduction in income tax will be used to help salaried workers, new graduates and e-commerce entrepreneurs will be given tax breaks in order to get a head start in their career, according to Kobsak Pootrakool, the party’s […]
Read MoreTOKYO: Thailand will apply this month to join the new trans-Pacific free trade agreement, aiming to ensure it is not left behind by its competitors in the vibrant region, according to the country’s trade negotiations chief. “Thailand is working with the documents for applying to the CPTPP,” said Auramon Supthaweethum, director-general of the Trade Negotiations […]
Read MoreThe Bank of Thailand has become cautious in its export outlook, predicting the country’s payment-based outbound shipments will shrink in the first quarter after a year-on-year contraction in January exports. The export contraction is expected to extend into February and persist through the first quarter, given external risks and a high-base effect, said Don Nakornthab, senior director […]
Read MoreSingapore has been ranked 13th out of 126 countries in the 2019 Rule of Law Index released on Thursday (Feb 28), and first in the area of order and security. Compiled by the World Justice Project (WJP), a US-based independent advocacy group, the index measures how the rule of law is “experienced and perceived in practical, everyday situations by the […]
Read MoreMANILA, Philippines — Inflation likely eased for another month in February, as lower rice prices and a stronger peso cushion upward price pressures from higher local pump prices and power rates, the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas reported Thursday. In a statement, the BSP Department of Economic research pegged February inflation at 3.7-4.5 percent. If the […]
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