Following the recent approval of its environment and social impact assessment by the Ministry of Environment, the kingdom’s first gold-processing plant will begin operations next year, a spokesperson for the Ministry of Mines and Energy said on Monday. The new factory will be built by Indian mining firm Mesco Gold, which was granted the first […]
Read MoreMANILA, Philippines —The signing into law of a comprehensive tax reform bill, expected to raise billions of pesos to fund ambitious government programs, is a big Christmas gift to Filipinos as it would usher in a “real positive change” for the Philippines next year. Both Finance Secretary Carlos Dominguez III and Sen. Juan Edgardo Angara, […]
Read MoreKUALA LUMPUR: Malaysian consumer confidence remained stable in the third quarter of 2017 but there remains the nagging worries about the nation’s fiscal status, job security and debt, says a Nielsen consumer confidence survey. According to the findings of its Global Survey of Consumer Confidence and Spending Intentions issued on Tuesday, Malaysian consumer confidence dipped […]
Read MoreTEMPO.CO, Jakarta – Finance Minister Sri Mulyani recently said that urbanization has a positive effect towards the country’s economic growth. She said that urbanization has driven household consumption, investments, up to government spending. “It further impacted the economic growth,” she said during a seminar entitled ‘Managing Urbanization for Sustainable Cities’ today, Dec. 19. She argued that urbanization is also […]
Read MoreMyanmar will become a member of the Asian Payment Network (APN), which was established to create a common payment settlement platform within the Asia-Pacific region, said U Zaw Lin Htut, CEO of Myanmar Payment Union (MPU). MPU has already met with officials from APN, and is waiting for the membership announcement to be made, U […]
Read MoreTHE Board of Investment’s (BOI) board has agreed on measures to boost the capabilities of small and medium enterprises (SME), while its secretary-general has expressed confidence that this year’s applications for investment promotion privileges would hit its target of Bt600 billion. Duangjai Asawachintachit, BOI secretary-general, said after the board meeting chaired by Prime Minister Prayut […]
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