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Thailand: BoI offers tax incentives to boost production technology

Industry Minister Suriya Jungrungreangkit expects Thailand to become a leading country with robotic and automation technology by 2026, following investments in robot-based production systems. The country is emphasising robotics, automation and system integration (SI) development in a move to eventually produce technologies of its own. “Thailand is currently in a middle-term development plan from 2018 […]

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Cambodia: Fiscal revenue decreases amid Covid pandemic

Cambodia’s fiscal revenue in the first semester this year dropped, largely because of Covid, officials said. Data from the General Department of Taxation (GDT) showed the body collected $1.516 billion in tax between January and June, a 10.6 percent decrease compared with the same period last year. In June alone,  tax revenue was $168 million, […]

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Thailand: CEOs launch bid to reboot economy

More generous economic relief and a clear alternative plan after a missed vaccination procurement target is required, according to 40 CEOs who met Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha remotely to discuss a solution to the pandemic crisis on Wednesday. Thai Chamber of Commerce (TCC) chairman Sanan Angubolkul said the business sector was concerned about the pandemic […]

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Philippines: Big banks see sustained rise in bad loans

MANILA, Philippines — Universal and commercial banks expect bad loans to increase in the next two years as consumer loans remain vulnerable and prone to weakening due to the COVID-19 pandemic, according to the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP). A majority of the respondents of the BSP’s First Semester 2021 Banking Sector Outlook Survey (BSOS) said […]

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Thailand: Hotel investment remains flat

Hotel investment in Asia Pacific remained flat in the first half of 2021 with US$3.7 billion in sales, a decline of 3.7% year-on-year, according to JLL Hotels & Hospitality Group. In total, 61 hotel investment deals were transacted in the first half across nine countries and representing over 10,000 rooms. Hotel transaction volumes in the […]

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