Thailand should seek to participate in Asia-Pacific trade agreement negotiations in August before deciding on membership in the pact, a group of leading business associations said on Wednesday. Opposition parties and some civil society groups oppose membership in the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP), saying it may harm the farm and healthcare […]
Read MoreThe Hanoitimes – It would be more efficient if the government could waive and delay tax payments for one to three years, said a senior local economist. The Vietnamese government should provide stronger and more specific support for the business community to overcome hardship caused by the Covid-19 pandemic, according to Nguyen Dinh Cung, former director […]
Read MoreLosses on electricity subsidies in Myanmar are likely to have declined to just about a third of levels seen before tariffs were raised in July 2019, U Tin Maung Oo, permanent secretary of the Ministry of Electricity and Energy, told journalists at the government’s fourth year performance review in Nay Pyi Taw on June 8. […]
Read MoreTechnology giant Gojek’s e-wallet GoPay announced on Tuesday a new gold-investment feature called GoInvestasi in partnership with investment fintech start-up Pluang. GoPay managing director Budi Gandasoebrata said the demand for investment through e-wallets had led to GoPay providing the investment platform. “That is why we are sure that an accessible and transparent investment feature is […]
Read MoreThe government plans to create so-called “travel bubbles” through bilateral agreements designed to keep the novel coronavirus in check when Thailand’s borders are reopened. “Once the situation improves, we’ll allow travel between countries that we have an agreement with,” Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha said in a briefing in Bangkok last week, adding no such pacts […]
Read MoreMANILA, Philippines — The World Bank expects the Philippine economy to contract by 1.9 percent this year, reflecting the disruptions caused by the coronavirus pandemic as well as multiple economic shocks in the beginning of the year. This will be the first annual contraction for the economy since the Asian financial crisis when the economy […]
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