MANILA, Philippines — The Philippine Competition Commission (PCC) will shorten its review period to 15 days for certain merger and acquisition (M&A) transactions as part of the government’s efforts to improve the ease of doing business in the country. In a resolution issued on May 28 released to the media yesterday, the PCC said the […]
Read MoreBangladesh is set to import coal for the first time for a power plant as part of efforts to diversify its fuel mix in the electricity generation sector. The Bangladesh-China Power Company signed a deal with an Indonesian firm in Dhaka on Sunday to import coal for the 1,320-megawatt coal-fired Payra power plant in Patuakhali. […]
Read MoreTHIRTY-NINE per cent of employees in Singapore, or roughly two in five, plan to change employers this year, and of them, 40 per cent say a ‘limited career path’ is their key motivating factor. This desire for a new career opportunity comes despite the less than bullish outlook on the economy and jobs market, Randstad […]
Read MorePETALING JAYA: Property owners are auctioning their real estate amid a weak secondary market instead of relying on agents, according to auction houses. The property market is divided into the primary market where people buy from developers, and the secondary or sub-sale market where they buy from owners via agents. Private auctions are being held […]
Read MoreThe Hanoitimes – On a year-on-year basis, however, a 0.2% contraction was recorded. Vietnam’s local currency (LCY) bond market reached a size of VND1,193 trillion (US$51 billion) at the end of March, up a marginal 0.7% quarter-on-quarter, a reversal from the 5% quarter-on-quarter contraction in the last quarter of 2018, according to the ADB’s latest quarterly […]
Read MoreGrab has partnered with state-owned Myanma Insurance to launch a group Personal Accident Insurance (PAI) scheme which covers its drivers and passengers in the case of an accident during a GrabTaxi, GrabThoneBane or GrabBike ride. It is the first ride hailing company to procure a group PAI policy in Myanmar, covering four-wheel, three-wheel and two-wheel […]
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