The Finance Ministry is set to trim the excise tax for reduced sugar drinks in an attempt to encourage people to consume healthier products and prompt makers to reduce sugar content, says a source at the Finance Ministry. Drinks that contain less sugar than the Finance Ministry’s threshold will be levied a lower excise tax than […]
Read MoreVientiane Capital requires overseas investment in 10 projects in response to the Government’s sustainable development direction, a senior official has said. This is according to the statement made by Bounthieng Khounsy, Chairman of the Lao Front for National Construction of Vientiane Capital, at a seminar on cooperation and development of Kunming International Twin 2017 held […]
Read MoreKUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia is ranked 8th in Asia and 37th worldwide in the Global Innovation Index (GII) 2017 report released by Cornell University, INSEAD, and the World Intellectual Property Organisation on Thursday. The report also said Malaysia was among the top 10 economies in Asia, behind Singapore, South Korea, Japan, Hong Kong, New Zealand and […]
Read MoreKOTA BARU: The crisis between Qatar and other Gulf countries has not affected Malaysia’s trade and investment so far, said International Trade and Industry Minister Datuk Seri Mustapa Mohamed. He said Malaysia had close economic, trade and diplomatic ties with all the countries in the Gulf. “We have forged good ties with all countries. We […]
Read MoreTEMPO.CO, Jakarta – The government will announce the 15th economic policy package this afternoon. “Policy package relating to logistics,” Cabinet Secretary Pramono Anung said today on the Presidential Palace compound in Jakarta. The government expects the 15th economic policy package to lead to logistics efficiency. Earlier, the Coordinating Minister for Economic Affairs official Edy Putra […]
Read MoreTEMPO.CO, Jakarta – Coordinating Minister for Economic Affairs Darmin Nasution expressed optimism that the inflation rate in June 2017 would not exceed 0.39 percent. “Although Bank Indonesia (BI) indicated that the inflation rate in the first week hit 0.5 percent, I don’t think it’s likely. [The inflation rate] will be below the figure,” Darmin said at […]
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