The government is upbeat that the sweeping omnibus bill on job creation will bolster investment and open up more jobs for Indonesians, as it braces for tough public scrutiny during the bill’s deliberation at the House of Representatives. Coordinating Economic Minister Airlangga Hartarto said that the omnibus bill on job creation could help the government […]
Read MoreThe new land and building tax should have clear definitions for assets, be easy to use and convenient to pay, a legal expert suggests. Kitipong Urapeepatanapong, chairman of legal firm Baker & McKenzie and adviser to the Thai Chamber of Commerce, said the new land and building tax is good, but the problem is communicating […]
Read MoreSince April 2016, the government has invested roughly K1.2 trillion to produce some 700 megawatts of additional electricity for the country’s power needs, says Deputy Minister of Electricity and Energy U Khin Maung Win. “We are now generating an additional 700MW and we plan to produce another more 1000MW by the middle of this year,” […]
Read MoreKUALA LUMPUR: Bank Negara is closely monitoring conditions in the financial markets, in light of the recent developments surrounding the country’s political landscape. “While ringgit movements will continue to be market-determined, Bank Negara’s market operations will ensure sufficient liquidity and orderly financial market conditions, ” it said in a statement here yesterday. At 5 pm […]
Read MoreCambodia and Indonesia plan to host a Trade and Investment Forum early in June in an effort to attract more Indonesian investors to the Kingdom. The plans were revealed after a meeting between Indonesian Ambassador to Cambodia Sudirman Haseng and Minister of Industry, Science, Technology and Innovation Cham Prasidh on Monday. Sudirman said the Indonesian […]
Read MoreMANILA, Philippines — Revenues generated by the government from the collection of rice import tariffs went down to P1.71 billion in the first one-and-a-half months of 2020 as the volume of rice shipments declined, the Department of Finance (DOF) said yesterday. Citing a report from the Bureau of Customs (BOC), DOF said rice import tariffs […]
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