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Thailand: Property developer shrugs off at-home rise

The economic downturn has been a larger factor than the trend of working from home in causing a fall in office demand as the new behaviour does not fit with Thai culture, says property developer Golden Land Property Development. Withawat Koottatep, executive vice-president for commercial development at Golden Land, said not everybody prefers working from […]

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Vietnam: EVFTA hoped to take effect on August 1

Minister of Industry and Trade Tran Tuan Anh and EU Trade Commissioner Phil Hogan reached consensus on the point of time for the EU-Vietnam Free Trade Agreement (EVFTA) to take effect, during their phone talks on June 8. The talks took place right after the Vietnamese National Assembly (NA) had ratified the deal earlier the […]

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Thailand: Japanese firms ask for traveller quota

Japanese investors and companies are requesting the Thai government reopen the country to 100 Japanese business travellers per day, as they are eager to return here to make new investments and fill executive-level vacancies. “Japanese companies want to know when authorities will allow foreigners to travel to Thailand because they want to resume business expansion […]

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Philippines: BSP likely to keep rates steady

MANILA, Philippines — The Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) is likely to keep interest rates steady as it saves monetary ammunition amid the economic fallout from the coronavirus disease 2019 or COVID-19 pandemic.  BSP Governor Benjamin Diokno said in a television interview aired on ABS-CBN News Channel that it may be better for the BSP […]

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Thailand: SCB debuting Robinhood for delivery

Siam Commercial Bank (SCB) is encroaching on the food delivery business, planning to roll out its own platform next month. To lure customers, the bank’s food delivery platform Robinhood will waive the gross profit (GP) fee in an effort to be fair to customers, drivers and restaurants, said chief executive Arthid Nanthawitthaya. “SCB has no […]

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