Chambers, trade groups jointly oppose 400 baht minimum wage
Adjusting the minimum wage without considering the regulations could lead businesses and entrepreneurs to cease operations, downsize, or move their businesses out of the tax…
Policy Matters
Prime Minister Dahal calls for foreign investment in Nepal
Prime Minister Dahal said Nepal has immense potential for consumer-driven growth with over 60 percent of Nepal's population falling within the working-age group and a rapidly…
New rules to benefit workers in Malaysia
Employers must analyse risks in the workplace and appoint a health safety coordinator under a newly amended law that takes effect on June 1.
Japan aims to minimise gender wage gap to match western nations
According to the Japan Institute for Labor Policy and Training, the gender wage gap in 2021 was 22.1% in Japan. The figure stood at about 16% in the United States and Canada and…
Depositors’ money in merged banks will remain completely safe: Bangladesh Bank
The accountholders of two merging banks will be able to maintain their respective accounts as before even after the completion of the merger, the central bank also said in a…
Bangladesh may lower corporate tax to encourage compliance
The government revenue authority is also planning other fiscal measures like raising the tax rate on higher-income people to contain the country's gaping income inequality,
Exporters rue Indian anti-dumping charges on Nepali jute products
After the issue was raised, the Indian side had also informed them of conducting a study and tabling it at the secretary-level meeting of the two countries to remove the charges.…
Friendly travel policies push China’s inbound tourism surge
Since March 14, China has granted visafree entry on a trial basis to visitors from Switzerland, Ireland, Hungary, Austria, Belgium, and Luxembourg.
Bangladesh central bank issues guideline on mergers
The guideline, which keeps provisions for both mutually agreed and forced mergers, says priority must be given to continuing the accounts of depositors of the merged entity or…
More government ads no panacea but deemed necessary for Indonesia’s local media
Media experts say government support through regulations and budget spending is crucial to ensure a level playing field amid increasingly dominant tech platforms, but the industry…