FINANCE Minister Apisak Tantivorawong yesterday launched a programme aimed at tackling the problem of underground debts owed by many of the registered holders of the newly issued state welfare card. The minister told a gathering in Chanthaburi province that the ministry had over the past two years registered 11 million low-income earners as eligible for […]
Read MoreThe rapid growth in online retailers, or e-commerce, has apparently affected the sustainability of imported footwear outlets in Indonesia, the Indonesian Footwear Association (Aprisindo) has revealed. The closure of at least two imported footwear outlets in Indonesia was evidence of an obvious decline in the imported shoe market, Aprisindo head Eddy Widjanarko said on Friday, according to a kontan.co.id report. Clarks, […]
Read MoreThe Fourth Industrial Revolution is at our doorstep, with artificial intelligence (AI), robotics and automation threatening unskilled workers and new graduates who are at risk of being left unemployed by job-killing androids. As these technological breakthroughs take place, automation and AI are compelling blue-collar workers to improve their skills and do more sophisticated work. Those […]
Read MoreMANILA, Philippines — Multilateral lender International Monetary Fund (IMF) is revisiting its inflation forecasts to take into consideration the impact of the tax reform law, foreign exchange movement and agricultural output. YongZheng Yang, IMF resident representative for the Philippines, said in an email to The STAR the agency is now reviewing its three percent inflation […]
Read MoreSINGAPORE retained its position as the second freest economy in the world for the 24th consecutive year, but the margin with top-ranked rival Hong Kong has widened further. Singapore scored 88.8 points on the 2018 Index of Economic Freedom published by the Heritage Foundation – 1.4 points shy of Hong Kong’s 90.2. Last year, the […]
Read MoreDeputy Prime Minister Dr Sonexay Siphandone has urged the Ministry of Industry and Commerce to accelerate improvement of the business climate by cutting the number of days it takes to register a business. This is one of the measures that would improve ease-of-doing-business in Laos and create a more favourable investment climate, he told ministry […]
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