The Finance Ministry plans to close registration for the monthly 5,000-baht cash handout scheme this week as review of appeals submitted by rejected registrants is almost complete. As of May 12, 14.2 million applicants already passed the criteria to receive the aid money, while 98-99% of the appeals are expected to be completely reviewed by […]
Read MoreWhile the ongoing pandemic is taking a severe human and economic toll worldwide, deal-making activity in Vietnam is likely to maintain momentum as corporate leaders are being asked to make strategic decisions for hunting capital. Park Jun-Yong, a South Korean lawyer from Linden Investment Co., Ltd. predicted, “We will see more mergers and acquisitions (M&A) […]
Read MoreThe government is being urged to compensate tenants of shopping complexes whose businesses were hit by the coronavirus outbreak at 10,000 baht a month for three months to boost their liquidity. Kriengsak Tantiphipop, chief executive of Emporium Group Co and executive committee member of The Mall Group, said almost all tenants are reeling from tight […]
Read MoreThe Ministry of Commerce and Cambodia Rice Federation (CRF) are continuing working to solve the long-running challenges of the Kingdom’s high cost of electricity and transportation in order to boost the country’s rice industry. The meeting by the ministry with participants from concerned parties such as the CRF and Cambodia Agricultural Value Chain Programme (CAVAC) […]
Read MoreThe Consumer Price Index (CPI) in March 2020 increased by 1.6 per cent year-on-year compared to March last year. Prices of food and non-alcoholic beverages increased by 1.1 per cent following the increase in prices of meat (2.1 per cent); milk, dairy products and eggs (1.6 per cent); vegetables (19.9 per cent) as well as […]
Read MoreIndonesian borrowers are selling a record amount of dollar bonds, as the country’s strong fiscal track record in recent years fuels optimism on its ability to weather the COVID-19 crisis. Including the sovereign, note sales in the US currency from Indonesia this year total more than $15 billion, a year-to-date record and almost three-times the […]
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