HANOI – It’s time Vietnam shift its attention to quality and sustainable development and eye industry 4.0 technologies to attract foreign direct investment (FDI), experts said at an online dialogue on FDI promotion strategies organised on Tuesday in Hanoi. Three decades since the Law on Foreign Investment was issued in December 1987, FDI has become […]
Read MoreThailand’s 95-billion-baht direct sales market is expected to intensify next year as the proliferating digital platform has dismantled entry barriers and opened the market to more competitors. The booming online business and the growing digital wave in Thailand have made it easier for new companies to enter the direct sales market this year, said Suchada […]
Read MoreMyanmar’s policy for taxing digital advertisements is lagging behind technology advancement in the country. Therefore, new policies enabling the collection of taxes from online and social media platforms should be implemented as soon as possible to raise the government’s revenue, officials from Internal Revenue Department and businessmen told Facebook, which was introduced in Myanmar in […]
Read MoreMANILA, Philippines — The Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) is set to gradually reduce banks’ required reserves in tandem with capital market reforms. BSP Governor Nestor Espenilla Jr. said on the sidelines of the 43rd Philippine Business Conference and Expo yesterday that the central bank is set to reduce the reserve requirement ratio (RRR), currently […]
Read MoreHANOI — The digital aspect of the global economy is among the leading drivers of growth and development, and the foundation for increased industrial productivity, as well as creating opportunities for businesses, stated Deputy Prime Minister Vu Duc Dam at the 2017 Vietnam Information and Communications Technology (ICT) Investment Forum (VIF) held yesterday in Hanoi. The Deputy PM said that […]
Read MoreInterest rates for microfinance loans issued in Cambodian riel have decreased to the same level as those given in US dollar, a change industry insiders claim is an upside for circulation of the local currency that is being driven in part by the 18 percent interest rate cap imposed by the central bank in April. […]
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