TEMPO.CO, Jakarta – The government is drafting a regulation aimed at stabilizing food prices, instead of deliberating the food regulation law as implemented in Malaysia. “There will be an import duty imposed to stabilize prices,” Coordinating Minister for Eonomic Affairs Darmin Nasution said at his office in Jakarta today, June 15. Darmin added that the government […]
Read MoreTEMPO.CO, Jakarta – The government has launched fresh branding of 10 major tourist destinations in Indonesia in a bid to boost national tourism sector. Tourism Minister Arief Yahya launched the branding coincided with cultural, natural and tourism exhibition adopting the theme The New Chapters of Indonesia yesterday. Ten tourist destinations with the new branding are […]
Read MoreThe Natural Resource Governance Institute has published a report Governing the Gemstone Sector: Lessons from Global Experience in which Myanmar’s state-owned enterprise is featured as a case study. The report considers how countries may improve management of their gemstone resources, offers lessons from international experience and recommends policy options for governments interested in enhancing their […]
Read MorePRIVATE-SECTOR economists have lifted their growth forecast slightly for 2017 from 2.3 per cent to 2.5 per cent, led by an expected pick-up in manufacturing, according to a survey by the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS). But while the headline number has gone up, growth projections for most other sectors have been trimmed, signalling that […]
Read MoreThe country’s first dry port will be built near Myitnge, in Amarapura township, Mandalay Region, and join the Belt and Road network, said U Myo Win, general manager from Myanma Railways (Upper Myanmar). “It is a two-year project under UNESCAP agreement between governments,” he said. UNESCAP refers to the United Nations Economic Social Commission Asia […]
Read MoreJAKARTA: What’s good for Indonesia’s fiscal chiefs is proving a headache for the central bank. President Joko Widodo’s push to phase out electricity subsidies that have drained the budget of billions of dollars is boosting prices in the economy and threatening the bank’s 3% to 5% inflation target. For reform-minded Widodo, getting rid of the […]
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