Singapore. Prioritizing digital trade is crucial to Indonesia’s economic recovery and growth especially during the Covid-19 pandemic, according to experts from a recent webinar. According to the E-Conomy SEA 2020 report compiled by Google, Temasek and Bain & Company, Indonesia’s digital economy value will reach $124 billion by 2030, the highest in the regional economic bloc […]
Read MoreSINGAPORE – Singapore’s factory output continued to expand in July, though at a slower rate, thanks to the strong performance by the volatile pharmaceuticals sector, data out on Thursday (Aug 26) showed. Manufacturing output rose 16.3 per cent year on year, marking the ninth straight month of growth. However, growth eased from the revised 28 per cent expansion seen in […]
Read MoreThe domination of foreign ocean carriers and intermediate parties has been causing chaos in seaborne-freight costs, driving exporters and manufacturers into deadlock. Ho Duc Lam, chairman of the Vietnam Plastics Association, expressed his concern for the over 3,000 plastics manufacturers as they have been suffering under the pandemic and in exporting cargo overseas due to […]
Read MoreThe Business Registration System on Information Technology Platform (OBR) Phase 2 will be launched on Sept 1 and will expand its services to many sectors. The launch ceremony will be held virtually under the auspices of Aun Pornmoniroth, deputy prime minister, minister of economy and finance and chairman of the committee on economic and financial […]
Read MoreMANILA, Philippines — A “few” European businessmen have left the Philippines as the pandemic fuels risk-aversion among investors. “There have been few, some who left Philippines. To be honest, I’ll be surprised if they come back,” Lars Wittig, newly-elected president of the European Chamber of Commerce of the Philippines, said in a virtual press conference […]
Read MoreRestaurant operators say they are receptive to Public Health Ministry plans for reopening, which involve tough Covid-19 protocols including a requirement for diners to show vaccination proof. The so-called sandbox concept for the restaurant business, to be applicable to 29 strictly-controlled dark red provinces, is expected to be proposed by the Public Health Ministry at […]
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