KUALA LUMPUR: The total wage subsidy approved to employers under the Wage Subsidy Programme starting April 2020 amounted to RM11.93 billion as at Sept 18, 2020, said Finance Minister Tengku Datuk Seri Zafrul Abdul Aziz. He said the initial three-month programme (April, May and June), which had been extended for another three months (July, August […]
Read MoreBANK lending in Singapore in August fell for the sixth straight session over the month, preliminary data from the Monetary Authority of Singapore showed on Wednesday. This was largely driven by weaker business lending. Loans through the domestic banking unit – which captures lending in all currencies, but reflects mainly Singapore-dollar lending – stood at […]
Read MoreData from Cambodia’s custom and excise department shows that from January to August this year, the total number of containers arriving and leaving the Sihanoukville Special Economic Zone (SSEZ) increased by 22.1% compared with the same period last year. The total import and export volume reached US$951 million, an increase of 26.13% compared with US$754 […]
Read MoreAs many companies cope with debts caused by the economic fallout due to the pandemic, they are unable to take loans for maintaining or expanding their business lines. In this scenario, in which banks see themselves confronted with excess capital, Dr. Vu Dinh Anh from the Ministry of Finance’s Price Market Research Institute warns about […]
Read MoreThe Board of Investment (BoI) is planning to come up with several schemes to woo investors and help those affected by the Covid-19 outbreak, BoI secretary-general Duangjai Asawachintachit said on Tuesday. She added that BoI will propose next month that its board consider adding clinical study as a new type of medical equipment business that […]
Read MoreThe peso has been appreciating in recent weeks despite the gloomy economic picture, with the economy still experiencing a downturn. The peso exchange rate as an indicator of value. The value of the peso is an indicator of the health of the economy. The many wiggles of the currency market produce the exchange rate that signals the […]
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