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Singapore: Many low-wage workers continue to work and get paid: Manpower Minister Josephine Teo

SINGAPORE – Many lower-paid workers continue to be employed during the circuit breaker period as they are engaged in essential services, said Manpower Minister Josephine Teo. Her remarks came in response to questions about how low-wage staff members were coping given total employment fell by the sharpest margin ever in the first quarter compared with the last […]

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Philippines: Lockdowns temper bank lending in April

MANILA, Philippines — Lower loan take-up from both consumer and businesses eased bank lending growth in April, as the impact of one of the world’s longest and toughest coronavirus lockdowns became more pronounced during the month. Data from the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas released Monday showed outstanding loans by big banks — net of reverse […]

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Thailand: BoI perks aim to lure foreign agri-business

Deputy Prime Minister Somkid Jatusripitak has urged the Board of Investment (BoI) to make tax incentives and investment packages more attractive to foreign agri-businesses to turn Thailand into an investment hub for CLMV countries. The government wants to draw more investors as the pandemic may cause them to consider changing their production bases, he said. […]

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