A major global tax overhaul that will set a tax floor of 15 percent has the ability to level the playing field when attracting international investments from technology companies and increase the Kingdom’s coffers. A total of 130 countries in April agreed on a two-pillar reform ahead of the Group of 20 meetings that will […]
Read MoreVietnam’s overseas investment totalled US$570.1 million in the first seven months of 2021, a 2.3-fold increase from the same period last year, data from the Ministry of Industry and Trade’s Foreign Investment Agency (FIA) showed. In March, multi-sectoral giant Vingroup registered to invest in four new projects in France, the Netherlands, Canada and Singapore, and […]
Read MorePETALING JAYA: After months of business disruptions and operating at reduced capacity, businesses in Malaysia are finding it harder to stay afloat if Covid-19 restrictions are prolonged. Industry groups are appealing to the government to allow all businesses, regardless of the states they are based in, to operate at full or increased capacity if a […]
Read MoreSINGAPORE has upgraded its trade forecasts for the third time this year, on the back of strong second-quarter growth in sectors such as electronics and petrochemicals. Non-oil domestic exports (NODX) could grow by 7 per cent to 8 per cent year on year in 2021, trade agency Enterprise Singapore (ESG) said in a review on […]
Read MoreThe latest travel warning from the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) against travel to Thailand has exacerbated the tourism outlook for the third quarter, with all hopes now resting on the high season. “With a surge of daily infections and record high fatalities being reported, the flow of travellers will automatically drop, […]
Read MorePhnom Penh City Hall is slated to hold a high-level meeting either today or tomorrow on whether to extend the curfew in Phnom Penh. The municipal administration implemented a strict 9 pm to 3 am curfew on July 29. The sub-decree issued by City Hall said that it would run until August 12. “It seems […]
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