PETALING JAYA: Malaysia’s Consumer Price Index (CPI) for February rose 0.1% from a year ago due to increases in goods and services as well as food and non-alcoholic beverages. Chief Statistician Datuk Seri Dr Mohd Uzir Mahidin said yesterday that the CPI rose to 122.5 from 122.4. On a monthly basis, the CPI increased 0.3% […]
Read MoreAll foreign enterprises, who operate and earn revenue in Vietnam, must comply with tax obligations in the country, local taxation authority said. The Vietnamese taxation authority met with the American Chamber of Commerce in Vietnam (AmCham) on March 23 for clarifying regulations related to the draft circular on Law on Tax Administration to ensure efficient […]
Read MoreMANILA, Philippines — Inflation in Asia Pacific, including the Philippines, will begin to taper off by the second half of the year as supply side disruptions are slowly addressed. In its latest research brief, London-based Oxford Economics said inflationary pressures would turn modest beyond the second quarter amid government efforts to manage prices and an […]
Read MoreE-commerce giants Lazada and Shopee are locked in a fierce battle to stimulate online shopping demand and attract new buyers embarking on the platforms amid an economic stalemate while the season of festive sales is just around the corner. Thailand’s e-commerce surged 81% year-on-year to 294 billion baht in 2020, according to a report commissioned […]
Read MoreA survey published by the Asian Development Bank (ADB) which gauged COVID-19’s effects on household cash revealed that 35 percent of Cambodian participants suffered a 26 to 50 percent decrease in their income, affecting their spending power. The survey was conducted from May to July last year and used phone interviews to query residents of […]
Read MoreWITH vaccines on the horizon and the first green shoots of economic recovery already starting to show across Asia, Indonesia’s future is looking brighter than it has for months, but if we must be proactive if we are to make the most of the opportunities that are appearing to return to sustainable growth. Indonesia has […]
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