The Hanoitimes – Though Vietnam has more opportunities to promote exports thanks to tariff reduction in new-generation free trade agreements (FTA), the country, in return, also has to offer foreign invested enterprises more rights under the deals’ commitments. Vietnam is one of the countries with the most FTAs in the world. It has signed a total […]
Read MoreThe Energy and Mineral Resources Ministry’s oil and gas director general, Djoko Siswanto, said on Monday that the gas-rich Masela block’s operator, Japanese oil firm Inpex, had pledged to submit the block’s development plan by next month. Djoko said Inpex made the commitment when he visited the company’s headquarters in Japan recently. “One of the things we […]
Read MoreThree major domestic business organisations have urged Brussel’s visiting mission not to revoke Myanmar’s access to the Generalised Scheme of Preferences (GSP). Meanwhile, The Myanmar Times understands that a statement co-signed by six European business groups has been addressed to the monitoring mission, arguing that withdrawing GSP “will undoubtedly have a detrimental impact on the most vulnerable people […]
Read MoreBilateral trade between Cambodia and Thailand reached $3.16 billion in the first nine months – an increase of 14.08 per cent year-on-year. Imports to Cambodia were worth $2.65 billion, representing a 19.26 per cent increase in contrast with exports to Thailand that was valued at merely $543.26 million or a 6.2 per cent drop. “Border […]
Read MoreTHIS Christmas, there will be more than fairy lights spreading the festive cheer. Online marketplaces gearing up on discount events will keep the tills – or rather e-wallets – ringing for e-commerce businesses. But in Singapore, there are few listed equities with direct exposure to e-commerce. As Andrew Gillan, Janus Henderson Investors’ head of Asia ex-Japan equities, puts […]
Read MoreMANILA, Philippines — The Philippines is expected to sign at least five economic agreements with China during President Xi Jinping’s visit to the country in November, the Department of Finance (DOF) said yesterday. Finance Secretary Carlos Dominguez said the agreements include loans and guarantees, economic and technical cooperation, support for the feasibility studies on the […]
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