MANILA, Philippines — The Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) is planning to put up a registry to improve the monitoring nationwide of cash agents that have more than tripled since the start of the pandemic. BSP Governor Benjamin Diokno said in his weekly virtual press conference that the agent registry would be a tool for […]
Read MoreJAKARTA : Indonesia’s September trade surplus was larger than expected as exports surged on the back of booming commodity prices, government data showed on Friday, cementing hopes for a quick economic recovery. The resource-rich country booked a September trade surplus of US$4.37 billion, data from the country’s statistics bureau showed. That was above the median […]
Read MoreSINGAPORE – The move by the central bank to tighten monetary policy is a “macro” decision that will have practical effects on the price of goods for a typical Singaporean. A tight policy means a country reduces the so-called money supply, said Professor Lawrence Loh of the National University of Singapore Business School, noting: “This is usually […]
Read MoreReal estate firms are looking forward to a new document to settling legal bottlenecks which have caused the property market to come to a standstill for the last two years. The Government in early September asked the Ministry of Planning and Investment (MPI) to join forces with the Ministry of Justice (MOJ) and other relevant […]
Read MoreThe value of Thailand’s e-commerce is expected to grow 6.1% to 4 trillion baht this year, crucially driven by businesses that are sharpening their focus on the business-to-customer (B2C) model in the wake of the pandemic, according to the Electronic Transactions Development Agency (ETDA). The ETDA indicated that the direct-to-customer (DTC) approach is now a […]
Read MoreThe General Department of Customs and Excise earned $1.7 billion as custom income in three quarters, a year-on-year decrease of 6.8 percent. The figures was shared in a monthly meeting held on Thursday chaired by its director general Kun Nhem. The nine-month income is equal to 71.9 percent of 2021 income plan. Incomes earned from […]
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