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Laos: Commerce ministry resolves trading rights issue

Foreign enterprises that export goods to the Lao market will no longer need a domestic business licence as the Commerce Ministry has resolved this contentious issue. The Minister of Industry and Commerce, Mrs Khemmani Pholsena, signed a  ministerial decision on June 6 authorising international firms to export their goods to the Lao market without obtaining […]

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Thailand: New firm registrations rise 1% from May 2018 to 5,942

New business registrations edged up 1% year-on-year in May, led by construction, property and restaurants. According to Sorada Lerttharpachit, deputy director-general of the Business Development Department, the number of new business registrations totalled 5,942, rising from 5,865 recorded in May of last year. On a monthly basis, registrations fell 0.03% from 5,944 in April. The […]

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Malaysia: CEO: Time for e-wallet environment to consolidate

KUALA LUMPUR: The Malaysian e-wallet environment is ripe for consolidation, say top industry players. Representatives from key e-wallet providers namely Boost, TNG Digital and Maybank said in a forum yesterday that only a few service providers will be able to sustain operationally over the long run. Speaking at the “Riding the Cashless Wave” forum held […]

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Myanmar to ease decades-old alcohol import ban

Just months after the Yangon government strictly enforced a ban on stores selling foreign liquor, the Ministry of Commerce announced it would come up with draft legislation this year to relax the decades-old ban on alcohol imports. Assistant secretary U Khin Maung Lwin told The Myanmar Times that the ministry is currently drafting a bill allowing the […]

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