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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PROPERTY: Myanmar – Bill to regulate real estate brokers open to public
A bill to regulate property agents in Yangon will soon be enacted. Phoe Wa/The Myanmar Times . . A real
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PROPERTY: Myanmar – Yoma Land to focus on property development, expand into mass market
Cyrus Pun, managing director of Yoma Land, revealed the firm’s plan to go mass market. Kang Wan Chern/The Myanmar Times
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BIZ-ENERGY: Jakarta – Asian Countries Improve in Soft Power: Report
Economic development in recent years has advanced the use of soft power in foreign policies of Asian countries. (Reuters Photo/Toru
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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-COLUMN: Economic Affairs – Who will win the World Cup? Football’s thrilling unpredictability
Vikram Khanna Associate Editor Professional forecasters have trained their full analytical powers to predict who will win the World Cup.
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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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