TEMPO.CO, Jakarta – Industry Minister Airlangga Hartarto said the government hopes that 13 industrial zones in the country are expected to attract Rp250.7 trillion worth of investment in 2018. “The government has provided improved investment facilities in the industrial zones, among others, through fiscal and non fiscal incentives and the formation of task forces to make available gas […]
Read MoreBANGKOK (BLOOMBERG)- The company with the biggest grip on Thailand’s brick-and-mortar retail market is expecting a partnership with China’s JD.com Inc to help it do the same in online sales. Central Group, which controls Thailand’s biggest operator of shopping malls and department stores, expects online sales to account for as much as 15 per cent […]
Read MoreA FULLY liberalised electricity market, an upcoming carbon tax and new electricity products are set to drive a new wave of energy consciousness among consumers and businesses in the years ahead. As generation companies and independent retailers gear up for battle in 2018, some of the options being bandied include bundling electricity contracts with telcos […]
Read MoreTe Taingpor, the president of the Federation of Association for Small and Medium Enterprises of Cambodia (Fasmec), sits down with The Post’s Cheng Sokhorng to discuss recent positive developments and remaining challenges for small and medium enterprises (SMEs) in Cambodia. What is the situation like for SMEs in Cambodia? If we look at the economic growth […]
Read MoreKUALA LUMPUR, Jan 8: Japan is making an “all-out bid” for the Kuala Lumpur-Singapore high-speed rail (HSR) contract to construct Southeast Asia’s largest-ever infrastructure project. In an interview with Bernama, Japan’s ambassador to Malaysia, Makio Miyagawa, said: “We will be offering our best suited technologies to Malaysians and Singaporeans, as well as full-fledged training for the […]
Read MoreMANILA, Philippines — The impact of the first package of the comprehensive tax reform program, signed by President Duterte last month, on inflation would be below one percent, enough to breach the upper end of the target set by the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP), according to Nomura Securities Co. Ltd. Euben Paracuelles, economist at […]
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