The government is being urged to speed up tackling rising logistic costs for exporters and boosting the country’s overall export competitiveness. Ghanyapad Tantipipatpong, chairwoman of the Thai National Shippers’ Council (TNSC), said exporters are feeling the pinch from logistics costs, particularly for maritime transport as freight rates have risen on a continuous basis, especially for […]
Read MoreManagement consulting company Redseer projected Indonesia’s online retail gross merchandise value (GMV), which indicates overall sales value, to surpass India’s this year, driven by a new cohort of e-commerce users amid the pandemic. Redseer Southeast Asia partner Roshan Raj Behera said Indonesia’s 2020 e-commerce GMV will reach US$40 billion this year, the third-highest in the world and higher […]
Read MoreThe agreement that Cambodia signed on double-taxation avoidance (DTA) with Malaysia on Sept 3, 2019, during the visit of Malaysian Prime Minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad to Phnom Penh has been finally ratified by Malaysia. Under the DTA, double taxation will be avoided in that any tax paid in Cambodia by Malaysian companies in accordance […]
Read MoreDa Nang has called for total investment of VND47.5 trillion (US$2 billion) from the State Budget and foreign sources for the development of 38 projects between 2021-25, focusing on transport and traffic. Director of the city’s planning and investment department, Tran Phuoc Son, said 77 per cent of the proposed investment would come from international […]
Read MoreTravel insurance premiums are poised to drop by 90% this year because of travel restrictions, says Cigna Thailand. Demand for new travel insurance ceased around March, while existing policyholders cancelled their insurance protection after the government barred cross-border transit to contain the coronavirus outbreak, said chief executive Teeravuth Suthanaseriporn. Cigna Thailand generated travel insurance premiums […]
Read MoreMANILA, Philippines — The total number of businesses registered with the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) went up by 12 percent in eight months this year as a growing number of firms resorted to online submissions. In a statement yesterday, the DTI said data from its Business Name Registration Division showed the total number […]
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