Vietnamese business solutions startup KiotViet, which was set up in 2014, provides small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) with software for inventory, sales and other functions. It claims to have 100,000 stores under its belt so far, with a target of 200,000 more by 2022. A US$6 million Series A funding round, which closed in mid-2019, […]
Read MoreBruneians entering Malaysia from June 1 have to pay for the mandatory 14-day hotel quarantine. Non-Malaysians entering the country, including permanent resident pass holders, will have to foot the full cost of hotel accommodation when they are quarantined upon arrival. Malaysians have to pay half of the accommodation with the government subsidising the other half. […]
Read MoreMANILA, Philippines — Economists expect a slight uptick in May inflation which may prompt the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) to hold off additional interest rate cuts within the second quarter. Ruben Carlo Asuncion, chief economist at Union Bank of the Philippines, said inflation may settle at 2.4 percent in May from 2.2 percent in […]
Read MoreAgainst the backdrop of the coronavirus crisis, income uncertainty has become heightened and some individual taxpayers may be tempted to put income tax planning on the back burner. One should not put off tax-saving moves till the end of the year, however, as deferring tax planning could lead to either falling short of the amount […]
Read MoreReports of local vendors refusing to accept small US currency banknotes has continued over the weekend, despite repeated calls from both the Kingdom’s central bank and Prime Minister Hun Sen that all US currency banknotes will still be considered “legal tender”. The confusion started Friday last week after the National Bank of Cambodia’s (NBC) director, […]
Read MoreThe Hanoitimes – The consumer prices, however, increased 4.39% year-on-year in the January- May period, the highest five-month growth rate over the last three years. Vietnam’s consumer price index (CPI), the main gauge of inflation, in May saw a slight decline of 0.03% against the previous month, according to the General Statistics Office (GSO). The rate […]
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