Five local enterprises were granted S5 productivity awards by the Ministry of Industry and Handicraft to encourage them to be productive and globally competitive. The awards were given to enterprises based on their applications and after passing inspections carried out by the ministry, said Heng Eang, director of the National Productivity Center at the ministry. […]
Read MoreTEMPO.CO, Bangkok – Thailand received a record 32.59 million foreign visitors last year, with revenue beating expectations and likely to exceed previous forecasts this year by growing 10 percent or more, officials said Monday, January 30. Thailand is proving popular even as terror scares, including a series of bombings in resorts towns killing four people, and the […]
Read MoreTEMPO.CO, Jakarta – State-owned port operator PT Pelabuhan Indonesia II (Persero) is targeting the operation of parts of Kijing Port terminal in Mempawah, West Kalimantan, by 2019. The international port will serve the province’s downstream sector, which includes crude palm oil and aluminum. PT Pelabuhan Indonesia (Pelindo) II official Dani Rusli Utama said that the […]
Read MoreThe Department of Finance (DOF) expects the economy to grow by between 6.5 percent and 7 percent this year, citing brisk domestic production, a healthy foreign exchange buffer, a strong banking system and a young and educated workforce. Finance Secretary Carlos Dominguez 3rd also allayed concerns over the impact of global financial shocks such as […]
Read MoreSINGAPORE – Bank lending in Singapore rose 1.1 per cent in December from a month ago, at a faster pace than the 0.4 per cent growth seen in November, as both business and consumer loans grew. Loans through the domestic banking unit – which captures lending in all currencies but mainly reflects Singapore-dollar lending – […]
Read MoreGlobal economic uncertainty, stiff competition and the urgent need to elevate micro, small and medium sized entrepreneurs (MSMEs) are some of the major challenges faced by Malay businesses in the country. Speaking on the sidelines of the annual general meeting (AGM) for the Federation of Brunei-Malay Entrepreneurs (PPPMB) yesterday at the Design and Technology Building […]
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