Prime Minister Thongloun Sisoulith has urged the business and public sectors in Laos and Thailand to open their hearts to investment and cooperation. He made the comment at the Lao-Thai Business Forum 2017 in Vientiane yesterday, organised by the Lao National Chamber of Commerce and Industry in collaboration with the Thai Embassy to Laos. The […]
Read MoreCambodia is not keeping up with the global pace of innovation and business competitiveness across world as the country continues to suffer from low skills levels and low-value exports, according to a report released yesterday at the Davos Economic Forum, coinciding with Prime Minister Hun Sen’s visit to the event. The 2017 Global Talent Competitiveness […]
Read MoreMANILA, Philippines – The government’s efforts to improve the Philippines’ air connectivity with other countries will continue to stimulate increased tourist arrivals in the country this 2017, a senior official of the Department of Tourism (DOT) said. Tourism Undersecretary for development planning Benito Bengzon told The STAR the country would achieve its 6.5 million foreign […]
Read MoreTEMPO.CO, Jakarta – Finance Minister Sri Mulyani endorsed a World Bank assessment that in order to achieve its development goals, Indonesia must significantly improve the quality of its public expenditure. “Proper budget allocation is important but equally important is how it will be spent,” said Sri Mulyani, at the launch of the World Bank’s Indonesia Economic Quarterly-Sustaining […]
Read MoreTEMPO.CO, Jakarta – The tariff team led by Fiscal Policy Agency (BKF) of Finance Ministry will determine tariff on mineral and coal exports after the government relaxed the regulation thereof. Heru Priambudi, Director General of Customs and Excise at the Finance Minister, said that he continues to monitor the decision which will be made today, […]
Read MoreTEMPO.CO, Jakarta – The government welcomes investments in the coal-gas conversion (gasification) industry. The Industry Ministry’s director general of chemical, textile and various industries (IKTA) Achmad Sigit Dwiwahjono said Indonesia’s gasification potential is huge, considering the country’s large volume of low-grade coal reserves. “Low-grade coal can produce dimethyl ether, which can replace liquefied petroleum gas (LPG). […]
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