MANILA, Philippines — The Construction Industry Authority of the Philippines (CIAP), an attached agency of the Department of Trade and Industry, is open to lowering the threshold for Quadruple A license category to open the construction industry to more foreign contractors. Under current rules of the Philippine Contractors Accreditation Board (PCAB), 100 percent foreign owned […]
Read MoreThe number of small and medium enterprises (SMEs) in Mandalay industry zone has halved, according to U Nay Win, vice chair of Mandalay industry zone management committee U Nay Win. “According to our data, there were over 1,000 SME businesses in 2010 but now in 2017 there remains only over 500.” he said. The number […]
Read MoreThe government plans to increase the number of small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) by 300,000 next year, as they are expected to play a major role in supporting the Thai economy, says Suwanchai Lohawattanakul, newly appointed director-general of the Office of Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises Promotion (Osmep). The government policy is to strengthen SMEs and […]
Read MoreThe Cambodian government recently laid out the framework for the creation of a National Council of Logistics, a specialised interministerial team designed to tackle the high costs of the Kingdom’s logistics sector to promote the efficient flow of exports, according to a royal decree issued on November 24 and obtained by The Post yesterday. The […]
Read MoreE-commerce has taken the Southeast Asia retail sector by storm, with Indonesia raking in a total of $5.3 billion in retail sales conducted online last year, according to Statista. Retailers in Thailand drew in $3 billion, while in Singapore, Malaysia and Vietnam total retail sales via e-commerce amounted $2 billion dollars over the same period. […]
Read MoreThe Hanoitimes – There has been a rise in the number of Vietnamese investors, who have taken part in M&A deals in the real estate sector, for the past few years. According to industry insiders, foreign investors were once the buyers in M&A deals five years ago, but in many deals made recently, the buyers have […]
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