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Vietnam: Border trade needs preferential policies to attract investment

Localities should prioritize public investment in the infrastructure of transport, electricity, water, and telecommunications. Preferential mechanisms and policies will be key factors to attract the domestic and foreign industrial enterprises’ investment in border areas, with a focus on promoting cross-border trade, combating smuggling and trade fraud, and creating a healthy environment. It is one of the measures […]

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Philippines: Remittances sustain rise to hit 6-month high

MANILA, Philippines — Remittances from overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) continue to climb, hitting the highest level in six months in June amid further global economic reopening, although at a slower pace than the double-digit growth recorded in April and May, according to the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas. BSP Governor Benjamin Diokno said personal remittances increased […]

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Bursa Malaysia remains higher at mid-afternoon

KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 17 ― Bursa Malaysia remained in the positive territory at mid-afternoon amid sustained buying momentum. At 3.05pm, the benchmark FTSE Bursa Malaysia KLCI (FBM KLCI) jumped 16.84 points to 1,519.74 from yesterday’s close of 1,502.90.  The index opened 2.37 points higher at 1,505.27.  On the broader market, gainers led losers 560 to […]

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Thailand: Nod for 7+7 provides cheer

Phuket sandbox and other provinces in the south struggling with ways to reopen for international tourists will be buoyed after the CCSA on Monday nailed down the long-awaited 7+7 extension plan. The reopening plan to add destinations as links to Phuket sandbox have been approved in principal by the Centre for Economic Situation Administration (CESA) […]

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