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Philippines: ‘Not today’: Palace to submit proposed 2020 budget ‘maybe in two weeks’
- July 22, 2019
- Posted by: admin
- Category: Daily News
No CommentsThe executive department is expected to submit its proposed PHP4.1tr national budget for 2020 to Congress within the next two weeks, Malacañang said 22 Jul 19. Cabinet Secretary Karlo Nograles said the executive department could
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Thailand: Constitution Court to mull PM Prayuth’s status as Premier
- July 20, 2019
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- Category: Daily News, Uncategorized
The constitutional court has accepted a petition forwarded from the House Speaker that was initiated by 110 opposition MPs to evaluate PM Prayuth’s eligibility to be a Premier – in view of his previous status
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Myanmar investment inflows double from China as deals surge
- July 19, 2019
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- Category: Daily News
Foreign investment shows signs of recovering in Myanmar, one of Southeast Asia’s frontier markets, led by more than twofold gains in inflows from China and Singapore. Approved foreign investments rose 79% y/y in 1H19, reaching
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Thailand: Agriculture and Cooperatives Minister vows to assist farmers affected by drought
- July 19, 2019
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- Category: Daily News
Agriculture and Cooperatives Minister Chalermchai Sri-on has pledged his ministry will tailor an assistance package for drought-affected farmers during a looming water shortage in many parts of the country in 2019. Mr Chalermchai ordered officials
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Indonesia: Fiscal deficit expected to widen in 2019
- July 18, 2019
- Posted by: admin
- Category: Daily News
Tax collection in 2019, negatively affected by external pressures, was projected to be short of the target set in the 2019 state budget, contributing to a wider-than-expected fiscal deficit by the end of 2019, Finance