Tag: Local Business
Bank Indonesia: Sharia Growth Overtakes National Economic Growth
The growth rates of the sharia economy in 2020 and early 2021 have been better than those of the national economy, Bank Indonesia (BI) has said.
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Malaysia’s Lockdown Dooms 150,000 SMEs, Fuelling Fears of Exodus by Multinationals
Half of Malaysia’s 900,000 small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), which employ about 50 per cent of the country’s 15.9 million workers, could fold if the...
Japan’s Government Panel Members Call for Aid to Firms Eyeing Wage...
Japan must boost aid to small firms which are seeking to raise wages as part of efforts to prop up spending on tourism, restaurants...
As Covid-19 Batters Thailand’s Economy, Even Pawnshops Are Running Out of...
From his dusty Bangkok pawnshop, where gold deposits are still recorded in heavy wooden ledgers, Danai Tangvatanangkoon has had a ringside seat to decades...
Singapore Business Showing Signs of Improvement
According to recent research by American Express’ Business Recovery Research for Singapore, it can be seen that almost half of Singapore’s businesses have reported...
