October inflation was 1.23% year-on-year on food and oil prices and inflation in the first 10 months of 2018 was 1.15% on food, beverage and energy prices, according to the Commerce Ministry. The inflation trend continued for the 16th consecutive month last month, Pimchanok Vonkorporn, director of the ministry’s Trade Policy and Strategy Office, said on […]
Read MoreSINGAPORE – New home sales platform Showsuite has successfully launched Singapore’s first fully digitalised sales booking platform, which could save hundreds of thousands of sheets of paper for developers and property agents for a single project. The digital platform allows developers’ agents to transact on their iPads “anytime and anywhere”, said Karamjit Singh, chief executive […]
Read MoreMANILA, Philippines — The economy is expected to sustain its robust growth this year and the next because of strong government spending and investment, but stability must be prioritized amid strong inflationary pressures and external headwinds, according to the ASEAN+3 Macroeconomic Research Office. Results of AMRO’s preliminary assessment after its annual consultation visit to the […]
Read MoreThe company behind the Jakarta-Banding high-speed railway project PT Kereta Cepat Indonesia Cina (KCIC) has said that land acquisition for the project reached 80 percent in October. KCIC president director Chandra Dwiputra added that the acquisition of the other 20 percent was expected to be completed by the end of this year. “The remaining 20 […]
Read MoreKUALA LUMPUR: Affin Hwang Capital Research does not expect a sovereign rating downgrade on Malaysia in spite of the high possibility of the government resetting the fiscal deficit to a higher level temporarily due to extraordinary circumstances. Its chief economist and head of research Alan Tan said the rating agencies are likely to sustain their […]
Read MoreThe General Department of Taxation (GDT) has announced that it aims to increase revenue from tax collection by 19 percent with a new strategy for the next four years based on sustainability and fair competition in the private sector. The tax authority revealed its plans during a meeting with the private sector as part of […]
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