MANILA, Philippines — The Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) will closely monitor and supervise cash agents as it ramps up efforts to achieve its twin goals of financial inclusion and payments digitalization. The central bank has partnered with the Alliance for Financial Inclusion (AFI) to launch the agent registry for cash agents. BSP Governor Benjamin […]
Read MoreThe average cost of constructing a home rose 5.3% year-on-year in the first quarter of 2022 as a result of the Russia-Ukraine war, according to Vichai Viratkapan, acting executive director of Real Estate Information Center. Service fees in the category of construction design and system works increased, particularly for structural engineering. Mr Vichai said the […]
Read MorePETALING JAYA: Asking prices for residential properties in Malaysia are expected to increase due to the resilient market as owners anticipate an improvement in line with economic recovery, according to Nawawi Tie Leung Property Consultants’ research report. It foresees optimism in the market as Malaysia enters the Covid-19 endemic phase, according to report on the state […]
Read MoreVietnam has been listed among the world’s top 10 countries having the largest number of smartphone users this year. BankMyCell, a leading trade and comparison website in the United States, recently reported that Vietnam has a total of approximately 61.37 million smartphone users out of nearly 100 million people, ranking 10th in the top ten. China […]
Read MoreINDONESIA’S central bank cut its 2022 economic growth outlook on Tuesday (Apr 19) amid risks from inflation and geopolitical tensions while it left interest rates at a record low to bolster the recovery. Bank Indonesia (BI) kept the benchmark 7-day reverse repurchase rate at 3.50 per cent, as expected by all economists in a Reuters […]
Read MoreThe General Department of Taxation at the Ministry of Economy and Finance collected $1,263 million as tax income from the first three months of this year, a 22 percent increase compared to the same period last year. The figures for the first quarter were unveiled in a monthly meeting chaired by Director General Kong Vibol. […]
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