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Govt mulls first tax on stock trading in 30 years to cut budget gap
Bloomberg News, Published on 26/01/2022
» The government is considering taxing stock trading for the first time in more than three decades, along with making crypto traders part with a share of their profits, as the government hunts for revenue to fund billions of dollars in pandemic relief.
Indonesia removes ban on foreign arrivals for recovery boost
Bloomberg News, Published on 18/01/2022
» Indonesia lifted a ban on all foreign arrivals and kept the required isolation period to 7 days in a bid to keep the economy going, even as local Covid-19 infections continued to climb.
The world is having far less sex using condoms during the pandemic - Nikkei
Bloomberg News, Published on 10/01/2022
» The world’s largest maker of condoms hasn’t been spared from the coronavirus pandemic as the use of its products slumped as much as 40% in the last two years.
Baht falls most in a month after govt raises Covid alert level
Bloomberg News, Published on 06/01/2022
» The baht fell the most since late November after the government raised the Covid-19 alert to the second-highest level, further dimming the recovery of the tourism sector.
Cathay says ‘significant’ schedule changes as quarantine hardens
Bloomberg News, Published on 30/12/2021
» Cathay Pacific Airways Ltd will make “significant” changes to its flight schedule as Hong Kong further tightens quarantine restrictions for aircrew, dealing another blow to a carrier already reeling as the city’s borders remain largely closed.
Emerging markets seen rising in 2022, but not until July
Bloomberg News, Published on 28/12/2021
» Emerging-market assets are set to rise in 2022 as moderating inflation and accelerating growth trigger gains, but that won’t happen until the second half of the year.
Indonesia, Philippines hold key rates as recoveries gain speed
Bloomberg News, Published on 16/12/2021
» Central banks in Indonesia and the Philippines held their key interest rates steady to help entrench economic recoveries that are picking up pace as Southeast Asia’s worst Covid outbreaks recede.
Central bank focused on growth ahead of rate review
Bloomberg News, Published on 13/12/2021
» The Bank of Thailand is focused on aiding economic growth amid subdued inflation and is less worried about the US Federal Reserve’s monetary actions, BoT governor Sethaput Suthiwartnarueput said ahead of the bank’s rate meeting next week.
World’s biggest Ikea opens in Philippines as part of global push
Bloomberg News, Published on 25/11/2021
» Ikea opened its biggest store in the world in the Philippines, with the new 730,000 square foot facility in Manila a cornerstone of the home-furnishings giant’s expansion plans in Asia.
A third of job losses in Asia linked to tourism - ILO
Bloomberg News, Published on 18/11/2021
» Nearly a third of total job losses in five Asian countries were linked to tourism, with an estimated 1.6 million jobs lost, according to the International Labour Organization.