On top of its intensified revenue collection and investment promotion efforts, the government is exploring hybrid-financing arrangements that will combine development aid and loans to fund its big-ticket infrastructure projects while keeping down borrowing costs, the Department of Finance (DoF) said. In a statement over the weekend, Finance Secretary Carlos Dominguez 3rd said hybrid financing […]
Read MoreCambodia is set to host a meeting in Siem Reap to help coordinate the trade interests of 48 least-developed countries (LDCs), said the Minister of Commerce Pan Sorasak on Thursday. “The members of the World Trade Organization (WTO) were confident in us and chose Cambodia, at the recently concluded WTO annual meeting, to coordinate the […]
Read MoreTAXPAYERS, particularly foreign investors, seeking value-added tax credits and refunds now have two years to file appropriate documents instead of 120 days under a new set of rules issued by the Bureau of Internal Revenue. This new revenue regulation addresses the concerns of foreign investors, particularly the issues raised by the Japanese Chamber of Commerce […]
Read MoreTHE HEALTH insurance medical information system in Vietnam , rolled out last June, is the optimal solution to ensure transparency and prevent insurance fraud. This consensus of opinion was evident among Government officials at a conference by the Vietnam Social Security agency on Monday to announce its review on the implementation of the health insurance […]
Read MoreMORE THAN 100 entrepreneurs from Laos and European and regional countries met this week to debate trends and opportunities in the Asean market at the “Vientiane Economic Forum”. The forum was co-chaired by Laotian Deputy Minister of Industry and Commerce Somchith Inthamith, the vice president of the Lao National Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Thanongsinh […]
Read MoreSINGAPORE (Reuters) – Singapore’s jobless rate hit a six-year high in the fourth quarter, while total employment in 2016 grew at the weakest pace in over a decade, as labor market conditions softened amid a slowdown in economic growth. The total unemployment rate rose to 2.2 percent in the fourth quarter from 2.1 percent in […]
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