FOCUSING on green investments could stimulate economic growth in Asia, although there is a need to further improve the standardisation of data, a Deutsche Bank CIO report has suggested. The report cited an Oxford University study, which found a statistically significant relationship between a firm’s performance in environmental, social and corporate governance (ESG) and a […]
Read MoreSINGAPORE: Singapore could be the biggest comeback story for Asian equities this year. After becoming the region’s worst performer in 2020 following a 12% slump, the Straits Times Index has surged 9.1% to trounce all other major Asian benchmarks so far this year. That’s come in the wake of a tech rout that saw the […]
Read MoreThe government has imposed the penalties on illegal foreign workers and businesses operators in a bid to regulate the issue and ensure that expatriates in Laos comply with the law. Any foreigner or stateless person who undertakes a job that is not legally permitted by the relevant authorities will be fined and further penalised. Those […]
Read MoreBig C, Metro, Tran Anh and Vien Thong A, once powerful retail giants, have disappeared after takeover deals. Central Retail Group has renamed seven Big C supermarkets to Tops Market and 5 Big C hypermarkets to GO! in its brand repositioning plan. Other Big C hypermarkets, one after another, wi also be repositioned and renamed […]
Read MoreAirlines are intensifying sales promotions to seize limited domestic demand and provide some hope for long-term investment in new aviation hubs. Bangkok Airways president Puttipong Prasarttong-Osoth said the airline has to offer promotions or value-for-money prices which can be used in tandem with tourism stimulus campaigns from the government to boost domestic demand. “We do […]
Read MoreMANILA, Philippines — The Philippines is not ready for carbon tax as this will make the country uncompetitive in terms of power rates, according to Energy Secretary Alfonso Cusi. When he assumed office in 2016, Cusi said the country was struggling to meet power demand that is why the Duterte administration adapted a technology neutral […]
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