The Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) voted unanimously on Wednesday to maintain the policy rate at 1.75 per cent, MPC secretary Titanun Mallikamas said. The committee said it expects the economy to expand at a slower pace than previously predicted due to a drop in exports, though inflation is projected to be in line with the […]
Read MoreECONOMISTS expect a majority vote in favour of keeping the policy rate on hold when the Bank of Thailand’s Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) meets on June 26. Pipat Luengnaruemitchai, assistant managing director at Phatra Securities Plc, said the MPC was likely to maintain the rate at 1.75 per cent, but might consider a reduction in […]
Read More‘BIBD NEXGEN – a platform that connects everyone’ was launched last year as a platform that encapsulates all digital services offered by Bank Islam Brunei Darussalam (BIBD), paving the way for increasing interconnectivity through strategic alliances with institutions from different industries, further spearheading the drive for financial inclusion as part of BIBD’s efforts to support […]
Read MoreElectricity rates will increase substantially beginning in July for both residential and business users in the first changes in tariffs in five years, the Ministry of Electricity and Energy (MOEE) announced yesterday. The proposal by the MOEE to raise prices was approved by parliament in April. Under the new rates, residential households and religious buildings […]
Read MoreThe Hanoitimes – The EU-Vietnam Free Trade Agreement will provide a big push for Vietnamese exports and open up market access to the 28-nation bloc. The European Union (EU) and Vietnam will sign a long-awaited bilateral free trade agreement on Sunday [June 30] after a series of lobbying efforts by the Vietnamese side. The Council of […]
Read MoreINDONESIA’S tax office will postpone until next year the purchase of new US$200 million software to analyse compliance and boost revenues in South-east Asia’s largest economy, the country’s tax chief said on Tuesday. The resource-rich nation last year announced that it would upgrade its outdated tax technology, following the success of its 2016-2017 tax amnesty […]
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