US-first’ policy to see minimal change By Lee Kyung-min The government will have to seek a continued balance between the U.S. and China regardless of who wins the U.S. presidenti …
Malaysia’s budget 2021 to be expansionary in order to support people, revive economy: Muhyiddin
Malaysian Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin said on Wednesday (Nov 4) that the government will table an expansionary budget to ensure …
Malaysia ranks among top economies in cost of doing business: KPMG study
Malaysia has been placed fourth among 17 economies in an assessment comparing the economy’s competitiveness as a manufacturing hub in cost of doing business (CoDB), according to a study by KPMG …
Interview: Head of Malaysia’s leading business group positive on CIIE to boost win-win cooperation
(Xinhua) — The third China International Import Expo (CIIE) will serve as a testimony of China’s containment of the COVID-19 outbreak and realization of economic recovery while also boost win-win …
Oil-dependent Iraq must ‘diversify rapidly’ as challenges stifle young population
Iraq is revamping business regulations Despite Iraq’s obvious problems, politicians have not proposed a clear economic roadmap for the country. The country’s finance minister Ali Allawi told …
Accelerating digital transformation of Thai businesses
Digital transformation is on the mind of all business executives and government officials in Thailand and across the globe. There is good reason for this. A recent study leveraging BCG’s Digital …
Thailand BOI Approves New EV Package, and Over 35 Billion Baht in Large Investment Projects
PRNewswire/ — The Thailand Board of Investment (BOI) today approved the roll out of a comprehensive set of incentives …
Before founding Taokaenoi, Thailand’s seaweed snack millionaire Itthipat ‘Tob’ Peeradechapan faced his fair share of struggle
It was even made into Thai film The Billionaire (aka Top Secret … This was after his father’s formerly thriving construction business folded in 1997. An avid online gamer since childhood, the …
Business communication between China and Pakistan normalizes as Expo soon to open
It was last Saturday that the Chinese organizers of the Pakistan Industrial Expo were sitting with their Pakistani colleagues in a Zoom meeting to confirm the updated details. The Expo will be held on …
Indonesia Struggling to Deploy Stimulus Funds as Recession Looms
Indonesia has spent only about half of its pandemic relief funds even as the economy faces its first recession in more than two decades.