SINGAPORE – Singapore’s central bank sold $2.6 billion worth of 30-year bonds to fund infrastructure projects in an auction on Tuesday (Sept 28). Investors’ bids for the first sale of the Singapore Government Securities (Infrastructure) bonds totalled $4.1 billion, 1.58 times the amount sold, the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) said on its website. The […]
Read MoreBusiness operators in soon-to-be-reopened provinces have urged the government to impose a clear and decisive plan to attract tourists back during the upcoming high season. “After getting an approval, the marketing campaign will need at least a month to generate demand, so operators and foreign travel agents want to hear an official announcement to manage […]
Read MoreMANILA, Philippines — The government should consider increasing excise taxes on tobacco products to at least 75 percent of the average retail price to generate additional revenue for COVID-19 measures. Jeremias Paul Jr., a former undersecretary at the Department of Finance who now leads the World Health Organization (WHO)’s fiscal policy unit, said raising tobacco […]
Read MoreIn the US, policymakers are in a dilemma when they want to tighten money pumping into the economy to prevent the risk of high inflation, but they are afraid of losing the recovery momentum. The Bank of Canada (BoC) has decided to keep its key lending rate unchanged at a record low of 0.25% based […]
Read MoreThe online food delivery segment is expected to be robust in the final quarter, driven by the platforms’ participation in the government’s Khon La Khrueng (half-half) co-payment scheme. The third phase of the co-payment scheme has expanded to cover food delivery platforms. People can use their services linked with the scheme from Oct 4. Alejandro Osorio, […]
Read MoreIN the face of global tax reforms to tackle base erosion and profit shifting (BEPS), the most important policy response for Asean economies is to enhance their non-tax competitiveness in attracting foreign investment, analysts from Asean+3 Macroeconomic Research Office (AMRO) said in a note on Tuesday. Proposed changes on tax jurisdiction are likely to benefit […]
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