Bank Indonesia (BI) has teamed up with the National Police to prevent transactions using cryptocurrency bitcoin in Bali after the central bank declared it an illegal form of payment in Indonesia. “We are looking out for bitcoin transactions in Bali, particularly in tourist spots. We will take measures against non-rupiah transactions,” said BI’s Bali office […]
Read MorePETALING JAYA: Oil and gas (O&G) counters have gained much attention of late following the rise in oil prices. Since the new year began, O&G stocks that operate in the upstream services segment such as UMW Oil & Gas Corp Bhd (UMW-OG), Sapura Energy Bhd and Bumi Armada Bhd have seen impressive gains of as much as 55% in […]
Read MoreMANILA, Philippines — Businessman Manuel V. Pangilinan said the implementation of the tax reform law would not have a significant impact on his companies. “All of us, all the companies will be affected in some shape or form but I don’t think the effect would be significant enough,” he said when asked about the impact […]
Read MoreKUALA LUMPUR: Many new jobs in the Malaysian banking sector are in the areas of automation and information technology (IT) following the emergence of financial technology and digitalisation. The Association of Banks Malaysia (ABM) said on Monday as at end November 2017, there were over 4,000 vacancies in the banking industry. In addition, there were […]
Read MoreIndonesia posted a US$270 million trade deficit in December as a result of a decline in non-oil and gas exports, the Central Statistics Agency (BPS) has said. Total exports in December reached $14.79 billion, a 3.45 percent decrease from the previous month, while imports were recorded at $16.06 billion, a 0.29 percent decrease from the […]
Read MoreThe Hanoitimes – Corporate income tax applied for micro and small firms will be cut from the current 20 percent to 15 and 17 percent, respectively, aimed at supporting such firms. It was under a Ministry of Finance’s draft Law on Amendments and Supplements to a Number of Articles of the 5 Tax Laws, including the […]
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