Move seen to stabilize prices, temper inflation MANILA, Philippines — The National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA) urged lawmakers yesterday to immediately pass the rice tariffication bill, stressing that easing rice importation can slash a percentage point off headline inflation which is expected to remain within the five percent level until the third quarter this […]
Read MoreThe Finance Ministry’s announcement on approving digital asset licensing took effect Tuesday, and interested parties can apply for licences from the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). Existing businesses that already operate a digital asset business or newcomers interested in obtaining licences as brokerage firms, traders or trading centres for digital assets can apply for official licences at […]
Read MoreADDRESSING the potential risk that information stolen during the cyber attack on SingHealth may be used by fraudsters to impersonate customers and perform unauthorised financial transactions, the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) has ordered financial institutions to tighten their customer-verification processes. With immediate effect, all financial institutions should not rely solely on the types of […]
Read MoreThe Hanoitimes – At the teleconference on “Promotion of the national single window and ASEAN single window and trade facilitation” in Hanoi on July 24, Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc focused on unnecessary procedures in Vietnam`s business climate. PM Nguyen Xuan Phuc emphasized that the issuance of standards and criteria must be transparent and open and […]
Read MoreKUALA LUMPUR: (Bloomberg): Malaysian Prime Minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad is pushing back against China’s dominance in the economy, stalling billions of dollars of contracts as he tries to renegotiate them. He’s heading to China in August — specific dates haven’t been disclosed yet — to discuss those projects and try to win deals that […]
Read MoreThailand’s border trade amounted to Bt678.62 billion in the first half of this year, up 6.78 per cent from the same period last year, Foreign Trade Department deputy director-general Wanchai Varavithya said yesterday. Up to Bt386.55 billion in trade value came from Thai exports to neighbouring countries, a drop of 0.79 per cent from […]
Read More
Thailand
