AT Prudential Singapore, age is indeed just a number. The insurance company has removed the retirement age of 62 in its company manpower policy, paving the way for its 1,100 employees to have extended careers and decide when they want to retire, if at all. This will also allow employees to “fulfil their personal and […]
Read MorePrime Minister Hun Sen yesterday said that Cambodia is fully committed to working with the international community to ensure fair and open trade, as well as maintain regional and global peace, security and stability. The Cambodian premier was speaking at the World Investment Forum, held in Geneva, Switzerland. Mr Hun Sen said Cambodia believes globalisation promotes economic growth and reduces […]
Read MoreSAP Malaysia recently commissioned The Economist to conduct a study that assessed the future readiness of family owned businesses around Southeast Asia. The study gathered responses from over 300 executives from family owned businesses across the region and shed some interesting light on how they utilise technology or if they are even considering changing their business to […]
Read MoreMANILA, Philippines — Government spending on infrastructure surged by nearly 71 percent to P68.4 billion in August from P40.1 billion in the same month last year due to the completion of road and flood control projects, and the modernization of the military, the Department of Budget and Management (DBM) reported yesterday. “The increase was mostly […]
Read MoreThe Hanoitimes – Vietnam’s economy would maintain a fast growth pace in the remaining months of 2018, thanks to strong growth from a number of key sectors. Vietnam’s GDP is projected to grow by 7.01% in 2018 for the first time in 10 years, according to the National Center for Socio-economic Information and Forecast (NCIF). Based […]
Read MoreEven as the general election nears, Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha is pushing the Finance Ministry to complete a new draft Secured Transactions Act to facilitate business operations and raise the country’s ranking in the World Bank’s Ease of Doing Business list. Enforcement of secured transactions is one area where Thailand earned a low score in the […]
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