Parliament is set to approve the 2018 Union Tax Law today. The bill will include regulations on tax amnesty provisions under which tax payers who have failed to pay tax in the past will be given the opportunity to pay up under lower rates, said Pyidaungsu Hluttaw Speaker Mahn Win Khaing Than. According to the […]
Read MoreMANILA, Philippines — The balance of payments (BOP) position of the Philippines continued to bleed as the deficit more than doubled in the first two months of the year with more US dollars exiting the country. Data released by the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) showed the BOP shortfall reached $961 million in the first […]
Read MoreKUALA LUMPUR: RAM Rating Services Bhd (RAM Ratings) sees the headline inflation rate to ease markedly to 1.8% in February 2018, following two consecutive months of decline. In January, headline inflation fell to 2.7% and to 3.5% in December 2017. “The lower inflation in February is primarily attributed to negative growth contribution from transport fuel […]
Read MoreTHE Singtel Group plans to roll out mobile wallet interoperability across its network of regional associates in Asia by mid-2018, it said on Tuesday. Mobile wallet customers of Singtel and the group’s various associate telcos would then be able to make cashless payments in their home currency, using their home telco’s app, at physical merchants […]
Read MoreSINGAPORE has come in 25th globally and retained its position as the Asian city with the highest quality of living, according to human resources consulting firm Mercer’s 20th annual Quality of Living survey. Using data analysed largely between September and November 2017, the annual ranking which tracked 231 cities in 2017, aims to enable multinational […]
Read MoreAccording to the latest forecast from the International Monetary Fund (IMF), Cambodia economy will grow by 7 percent this year on the back of higher public spending and steady growth in construction and tourism. The IMF’s forecast is slightly higher than the figure released by the Cambodian government, which set growth at 6.9 percent. Data […]
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