Thailand’s digital media spending is expected to reach 14.3 billion baht in 2018, leaping 16% from 2017, thanks to intense competition in digital services. Facebook and YouTube remain powerful platforms, according to the Digital Advertising Association Thailand (DAAT) and Kantar TNS Thailand. “Digital advertising spending in Thailand continues to grow because of changes in consumer […]
Read MoreThe Deposit Insurance Corporation (LPS) has reported that bank savings on foreign currencies had decreased in February, while savings in rupiah had increased. The foreign currenct savings decreased by 0.35 percent month-on-month (mom) in February to Rp 735.05 trillion (US$51.45 billion) from Rp 737.66 billion in January, said LPS corporate secretary Samsu Adi Nugroho in […]
Read MoreThe Hanoitimes – According to the Hanoi Statistical Office, the consumer price index (CPI) of Hanoi in March declined 0.22% over the previous month but increased 2.7 percent over the same period last year. Major reason for the drop is a reduction in prices of three goods groups – food and catering services; housing, electricity, fuel […]
Read MoreMPs who discussed new tax regulations under the Yangon taxation law during a regional parliament session yesterday agreed that more should be done to improve the system. Yangon will this year start collecting wheel taxes based on engine power, deviating from its previous practice of collecting the tax based on vehicle weight. “Last year, vehicle […]
Read MoreFilipino food manufacturers should innovate, adopt aggressive marketing strategies, and take advantage of business opportunities in Thailand’s packaged food sector, according to the Export Management Bureau (EMB). In its monthly Euromonitor Digest online publication, the bureau, an attached agency of the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI), said major distributors there want to offer unique […]
Read MoreThe National Bank of Cambodia (NBC) called for authorities yesterday to stop some small rural credit institutions from taking deposits from people by promising higher interest rates. The central bank said some rural credit institutions which had just transformed themselves from non-governmental organisations were lobbying people to make deposits. “The National Bank of Cambodia would […]
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