SOME Singapore-listed housing developers can now apply to be exempted from the Qualifying Certificate (QC) rules imposed on foreign housing developers, provided they have a “substantial connection to Singapore”. This will spare them from having to pay hefty extension charges if they cannot meet stipulated deadlines to complete developing their projects and selling all the […]
Read MoreCambodia plans to export milled rice to Kuwait, according to senior officials at the Ministry of Commerce, in what was described as market diversification. The ministry announced the purchase agreement has been scheduled for signing next month. “The Ministry of Commerce is trying to seek more markets for exporting milled rice. In March this year […]
Read MoreBank Indonesia (BI) has injected about Rp 25 trillion (US$1.82 billion) into the country’s financial markets as investors sell off assets over fears that the rapidly spreading coronavirus will hurt the global economy. BI Governor Perry Warjiyo said on Wednesday that the central bank had been buying government bonds in the market to stabilize prices […]
Read MoreKUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia has postponed its biggest palm oil conference that typically draws thousands of industry players from more than 50 countries, according to sources. The Palm and Lauric Oils Price Outlook Conference and Exhibition or POC2020, originally scheduled for March 2-4, will be rescheduled to June. The event secretariat cited “space availability” as the […]
Read MoreConsumer prices, a gauge of headline inflation, rose to an eight-month high in January, driven by higher raw food and energy prices. The Commerce Ministry said yesterday that overall consumer prices rose by 1.05% from the same month of last year, quickening from a 0.87% year-on-year rise in December, 0.21% in November and 0.11% in […]
Read MoreCambodia Airports and the Overseas Investment Corp (OCIC) have shown progress in discussions on the development of a new Phnom Penh International Airport which is expected to be finished next year. Their cooperation has been signalled through a draft memorandum of understanding (MoU). Stating Cambodia Airports will join with the OCIC to develop a new […]
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