The Revenue Department is letting individual taxpayers claim an income tax deduction for prenatal care and childbirth expenses of up to 60,000 baht per tax year, with retroactive effect from Jan 1 this year, according to a department announcement. The new tax deduction is aimed at encouraging people to have more children as Thai society […]
Read More(KPL) The Asian Development Bank (ADB) and the government of the Lao PDR on Oct 16, 2018 signed grant agreements worth US$ 125.5 million in total for three projects in the tourism and urban sectors. The agreements were signed in Vientiane by Deputy Minister of Finance Thipphakone Chanthavongsa and ADB Country Director to Laos Yasushi […]
Read MoreKUALA LUMPUR: Capital outflows from emerging markets (EM), including Malaysia, are expected to stabilise soon, as investors are now taking another look at beaten-down assets in these economies, according to Allianz SE. According to the chief economist of the Germany-based insurance and asset-management company Dr Michael Heise, indications have emerged that investor sentiment towards EM […]
Read MoreOnline retailers and delivery service providers are facing the challenge of increasing their delivery speed to customers as a majority of online shoppers prefer to have their goods arrive on the day of purchase. About 51 percent of respondents chose same-day delivery service, according to the latest consumer insight survey by PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC). The survey […]
Read MoreThe Hanoitimes – The signing of the EU-Vietnam Free Trade Agreement (EVFTA) will create a big step in Vietnam’s government procurement field as foreign investors will be allowed to take part in the market for the first time. Government procurement is about how public authorities spend public money when buying goods, works or services. This can […]
Read MoreThe Lao inflation rate continued to increase above 3 percent in September despite the government introducing a number of measures to control the price of goods in local markets. The Lao National Statistics Bureau announced this week that the Consumer Price Index (CPI) reached 105.73 points in September, increasing from 104.96 points in August. The […]
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