MANILA, Philippines — Taxes collected by the Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) through its electronic channels jumped by almost two-fold to P1.2 billion in 2019 following the launch of an online facility linked to the central bank’s PESONet, the Department of Finance (DOF) said yesterday. Citing the latest data from the BIR, the DOF said […]
Read MoreThe Hanoitimes – A majority of support from members of the EP in a voting for EVFTA and EVIPA ratification showed the EU’s confidence in the country’s reform process, said the head EU envoy to Vietnam. Once the EU – Vietnam Free Trade Agreement (EVFTA) and the EU – Vietnam Investment Protection Agreement (EVIPA) become effective, […]
Read MoreThe $15 billion bilateral trade target between Cambodia and Thailand set for this year will not be reached, but senior officials say they are happy so far. Trade between the two countries grow by 12 percent in 2019 to $9.4 billion, increasing from $5 billion in 2015, when the leaders of the two countries agreed […]
Read MoreKUALA LUMPUR: The proposed economic stimulus is expected to contain specific relief packages for tourism-related industries such as aviation, hotel and leisure, travel as well as retail industries. Sunway University Business School economics professor Dr Yeah Kim Leng said the package would also include fiscal incentives to stimulate demand in other affected industries and additional […]
Read More[HONG KONG] Fears over the new coronavirus rattled investors in Asia on Friday as they struggled to work out if the China epidemic was worse than being reported by authorities. A dramatic rise in the number of deaths and new cases of the virus on Thursday fuelled global suspicions that Beijing was concealing the true […]
Read MoreThe Restaurant Association of Singapore (RAS) has asked shopping mall landlords for a rental rebate to help the food and beverage industry survive the sharp drop in business since the coronavirus outbreak started late last month. It also conveyed its gratitude to Jewel Changi Airport, which has offered its tenants a 50 per cent rental […]
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