Indonesia’s standard VAT rate rose to 12% in January. This adjustment targets luxury goods and services while maintaining exemptions for essentials like staple foods and healthcare. For businesses...
Investment
Indonesia’s new Golden Visa scheme has not brought as much investment into the country as hoped, according to the year-end report from the Directorate...
Billionaires worth more than US$400 billion (S$536 billion) have emigrated in the past four years, with the Middle East and Africa region attracting the most...
In just five years, Jintana Herb Sauna has become one of Thailand’s premier sauna and wellness brands, offering a unique combination of traditional...
Despite funds raised through initial public offerings (IPO) in South-east Asia have fallen to a nine-year low, the region’s capital markets seem to remain...
China Plus One Strategy Leveraging ASEAN for Resilient Growth and Strategic Advantage Amid trade wars and geopolitical uncertainty, the China Plus One Strategy...
Analysts are warning that Indonesia’s economy could start overheating if President Prabowo Subianto goes ahead with his plan to push the country’s gross...
During the first nine months of 2024, Vientiane’s five special economic zones (SEZs) attracted investments from 39 new domestic and foreign companies, totaling...
Thailand can potentially become a digital asset hub if strategic policies are implemented. Meanwhile, clearer regulations and greater institutional investment...
Asia’s high-net worth (HNW) market will reach 10-20% growth in the next 2-5 years, higher than before the pandemic, insurers and brokers in Singapore and Hong...
