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Singapore’s income inequality at record low but concerns linger
Bloomberg News, Published on 09/02/2026
» SINGAPORE — Singapore’s income inequality fell to a record low last year amid lingering cost-of-living concerns, with Prime Minister Lawrence Wong pledging to reduce the gap further.
Investors cheer Vietnam reforms, To Lam re-appointment as Communist Party chief
Reuters, Published on 23/01/2026
» HANOI - Vietnam's foreign and domestic investors have welcomed top leader To Lam's economic reform drive, but his goal of double-digit growth under a model that has been called "market Leninism" looks unrealistic, economists and analysts say.
Over 145 nations set to exempt US firms from global minimum tax deal
Kyodo News, Published on 06/01/2026
» WASHINGTON — US multinational companies will be excluded from a global minimum corporate tax rate set in 2021 under a deal agreed by more than 145 countries and regions, the US Treasury Department reported on Monday.
Bank of Thailand proposes tighter controls on gold trade
Reuters and Post Reporters, Published on 18/12/2025
» The Bank of Thailand is calling on the Ministry of Finance to control gold trading after a surge in transactions helped drive up the value of the baht, governor Vitai Ratanakorn said on Thursday.
Securities and Exchange Commission to beef up investor protection
Business, Nuntawun Polkuamdee, Published on 23/10/2025
» The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) is planning to revise investor protection rules to strengthen the rights of minority shareholders by granting them greater power to vote against board-approved transactions.
Thailand said to weigh tax on gold trades to slow baht rally
Bloomberg, Published on 15/09/2025
» Thai authorities are considering a tax on physical gold trading to slow a rally in the nation’s currency that has threatened exports and tourism. The baht fell the most in six weeks.
Thai stocks to benefit from Indonesia turmoil
Bloomberg, Published on 14/09/2025
» Political upheaval is driving a split in Southeast Asia’s financial landscape, as investors bet that the worst may finally be over in Thailand but only just getting started in Indonesia.
Nestle sacks CEO over office relationship
AFP, Published on 02/09/2025
» GENEVA — Swiss food giant Nestle on Monday dismissed Laurent Freixe as chief executive with immediate effect over an "undisclosed romantic relationship with a direct subordinate".
US tariffs on Indian goods double to 50% over Russian oil purchases
AFP, Published on 27/08/2025
» WASHINGTON - US tariffs of 50% took effect Wednesday on many Indian products, doubling an existing duty as President Donald Trump sought to punish New Delhi for buying Russian oil.
Trump sets 19% tariff on Thailand, Cambodia after peace deal
Bloomberg, Published on 01/08/2025
» The United States set a 19% levy on imports from Thailand and Cambodia, lower than the 36% they originally faced, after US President Donald Trump earlier this month threatened to block trade deals with them unless they ended a deadly border clash.