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Thailand:Taxing e-commerce

Does it make sense to impose a new tax on cross-border e-commerce transactions in Thailand to tackle profit shifting and tax avoidance by multinational firms? The government, for obvious reasons, certainly thinks so. Industry experts, however, may need some convincing. Thailand is making inroads into new tax rules with the government seeking what it terms […]

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Vietnam prepares domestic trade strategy

A strategy is being developed to promote domestic trade by 2025 with a vision to 2035. “The development of domestic trade lacks a comprehensive strategy despite its important role in the economy,” said Pham Nguyen Minh, Director of the Viet Nam Institute for Trade, at a workshop held yesterday to collect comments for the domestic […]

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Economic managers laud positive Philippine ratings

MANILA, Philippines –  Economic managers are inspired by the positive assessment from international credit rating agencies as the government pursues major reforms under the Duterte administration. Finance Secretary Carlos Dominguez said in a statement the continued positive assessment of debt watchers on the Philippines is one more incentive for the government to “go ahead full […]

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Cambodia: Local coffee sector gets a jolt

Several international and local coffee industry representatives gathered yesterday for the start of a three-day event promoting partnerships and franchising opportunities to satisfy Cambodia’s growing coffee cravings. The exhibition, which will last until May 6, aims to provide a business to business platform to explore growth opportunities in Cambodia’s rapidly growing retail coffee industry. Overall, […]

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