While not exactly the rush it was hoping for, Thailand is seeing applications trickle in for its new visa programme targeted at rich foreigners with officials viewing it as a sign of more to come. Around 400 people have sought the visa within the first 12 days of it being rolled out, with pensioners making up […]
Read MoreMergers and acquisitions (M&A) in Vietnam sustained its strong pace in the first six months of 2022 with a total value of $4.97 billion. Despite emerging from the pandemic, Vietnam’s M&A sector had a strong start to the year. Du Vinh Tran, EY’s Indochina strategy and transactions leader, said: “In the Vietnamese market, we still […]
Read MoreDespite the adverse impacts of Covid-19, ASEAN remained an attractive investment destination, said Sun Chanthol, Senior Minister, Minister of Public Works and Transport. While delivering a speech on ‘Enhancing ASEAN Transport Connectivity to promote regional trade and Investments’ at the ASEAN Leadership and Partnership Forum (ALPF) in Phnom Penh on Monday, the minister said, “According […]
Read MoreFiscal 2022 will be the first year since the pandemic broke out for government revenue collection to exceed its target, says Krisada Chinavicharana, permanent secretary of the Finance Ministry. Mr Krisada said the ministry expects revenue collection for fiscal 2022 to surpass the 2.4-trillion-baht target by around 70 billion baht. He attributed the higher revenue collection to […]
Read MoreThe first publicly listed commercial bank Acleda Bank Plc has initiated processing of developing big storage of data of both financial and economic information of financial service consumers to take advantage in the banking and financial industries in the country, revealed a top official of the bank. A team of the bank’s engineers have been […]
Read MoreA number of fruits grown in Vietnam have successfully entered high value and challenging markets and the country is constantly seeking ways to beef up its economic power via fruit exports. About half a century ago, Vietnamese families could only dream of having sufficient food to eat, facing dreadful famines and malnutrition. It may be […]
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