ECONOMY-MONEY: Johannesburg – China Overloading Poor Nations With Debt, Top US Official Says
China is saddling poor nations with unsustainable debt through large-scale infrastructure projects that are not economically viable, the head of
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BIZ-INVESTMENT: Laos – New decree offers tax breaks for investors in Lao SEZs
Domestic and foreign investors will be granted a number of tax breaks under a new amended decree related to specific
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BIZ-ECONOMY: Jakarta – Indonesia to Get Bank Data of Citizens Living in US
Indonesia has been trying to find more ways to improve tax compliance, including through the government’s flagship tax amnesty program
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ASIAN BIZ: NEW YORK – Billionaire Mukesh Ambani topples Jack Ma as Asia’s richest person
Mukesh Ambani was estimated to be worth US$44.3 billion (S$60.5 billion) on Friday (July 13) with Reliance Industries rising 1.6
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BIZ-MONEY: MANILA – Downside growth risk seen from liquidity rule
NSFR adoption could prompt banks to cut long-term lending – BMI Bank compliance with new liquidity requirements adopted by the
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BIZ-MONEY: MANILA – Investors prone to digital currency fraudsters – SEC
Ignorance of Filipinos about investing in virtual currencies opens opportunities for cybercriminals, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) said last
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BIZ-AGRI: Pengalengan, West Java/New York – Indonesia’s Growing Thirst for Coffee Drains Premium Bean Supplies
Bags of Indonesian roasted coffee are seen for sale at an Anomali Coffee shop in Jakarta. (Reuters Photo/Darren Whiteside) .
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BIZ-MANUFACTURING: HCM CITY – Cashew factories shut down due to lack of nuts
Cashew processing at a factory in the southern province of Bình Phước. — VNA/VNS Photo Đình Huệ .. . HCM
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BIZ-MEDIA: Washington – AT&T wins court approval to buy Time Warner over Trump opposition
From AT&T and Time Warner to the hot pursuit of 21st Century Fox and Sky, media mergers are in full
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ECONOMY-DEBTS: Jakarta – Indonesian media applauds Malaysians’ response to Tabung Harapan
Finance Minister Lim Guan Eng receives a mock cheque for Tabung Harapan Malaysia at the Ministry of Finance in Putrajaya
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