PETALING JAYA: Manufacturers are looking to Industry 4.0 technologies to restore their operations as they ride out the current pandemic and build their capabilities to deal with future crises. McKinsey & Company expert associate partner Kenneth Koh noted that the acceleration in adoption of digital technologies would be ever more evident in the manufacturing sector. […]
Read MoreMANILA, Philippines — Less and less people are venturing into the agriculture sector with its contribution to the country’s overall employment also on a decline, but salaries of farmers have recorded a steady increase over the last five years. Based on the latest Agricultural Indicators System of the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA), the total number […]
Read MoreThe number of companies seeking tax incentives offered by the Board of Investment (BoI) for improving their production efficiency rose 23 per cent to 138 applications in the first nine months of this year, BoI deputy secretary-general Narit Therdsteerasukdi said. The companies’ investment in boosting their production efficiency has jumped 18 per cent to Bt15.19 […]
Read MoreKampot province’s new tourism port project has reached 55 percent completion, says the Ministry of Public Works and Transport (MPWT), but a redesign has caused additional delays beyond those already visited on the project, courtesy of the COVID-19 pandemic. The $8 million project made viable with a loan from the Asian Development Bank (ADB), was […]
Read MoreBased on poll of bank economists MANILA, Philippines — Inflation likely accelerated for the second straight month in November due to higher oil prices as well as an uptick in food prices due to the damage caused by the typhoons, according to bank economists. Ruben Carlo Asuncion, chief economist at Union Bank of the Philippines, […]
Read MoreThe number of new mobile food operators, including stalls and food trucks, doubled during the first 10 months of this year, according to the Department of Business Development. Their total registered capital was Bt10 million, up 236.67 per cent year on year, said deputy director general Sorada Lertarpachit. Most of the operators are Thais […]
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