CORPORATE debt in Singapore has built up amid loose financial conditions, with pockets of risks for corporates exposed to the trade-related sectors, and segments including construction and property, said the annual Financial Stability Review of the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) released on Thursday. While corporate balance sheets are broadly resilient, businesses have also been […]
Read MoreThe recently approved Baan Dee Mee Down, a 50,000-baht cash rebate programme, is unlikely to help boost the country’s property market much because the impact will be limited and fleeting, says the Thailand Development Research Institute. Nonarit Bisonyabut, the TDRI’s senior research fellow, said only limited segments will benefit from the programme because of the […]
Read MoreThe US ranks just ahead of New Zealand as the top market in the world for women entrepreneurs, while Thailand moved up five places from last year to 14th in the latest annual survey by Mastercard. The Mastercard Index of Women Entrepreneurs 2019 identifies the markets where women entrepreneurs are most likely to thrive, while […]
Read MoreThe Taxation Directorate General will focus on expanding Indonesia’s tax base next year in order to meet a tough revenue target for 2020 amid an economic slowdown. The Finance Ministry’s director general of taxation, Suryo Utomo, said the tax authority would make on-the-grounds efforts to expand the country’s tax base while continuing to monitor existing […]
Read MoreThailand’s manufacturing production index (MPI) in October fell 8.45% from a year earlier, dragged down by lower production of cars, petroleum and steel, the industry ministry said on Wednesday. That compared with a forecast of a 4.95% drop in a Reuters poll and September’s revised 5.06% decline. Capacity utilisation was at 62.83% in October, compared […]
Read MoreSuch projects have three saving graces for expatriate families: large unit size, a desirable address and experienced staff whose responsibilities extend to maintenance of their unit, all at affordable rates. The economic slowdown and brighter economic growth prospects in neighbouring countries are prompting multinational corporations to post expats to greener pastures than they see in […]
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