Fiscal

Brunei’s 2014/15 budget which came into effect on April 1 has a strong business focus, seeking to promote investment, stimulate and support private sector...

Thailand's first-half economic growth in 2014 may stagnate or decline from last year's fourth quarter on the slowdown in domestic economic activity, says a...

Despite the ongoing Malaysia Airlines flight MH370 tragedy that will likely impact tourism receipts for the country, Malaysia’s economy is expected to expand by...

Foreign investment in Myanmar has created more than 150,000 job opportunities for citizens, according to the Myanmar Investment Commission (MIC). The MIC grants permissions for...

Vietnam's Ministry of Industry and Trade (MoIT) has warned the first online Vietnam Bitcoin Trading Centre (VBTC) is illegal and all of its trading...

Rising inflation in Laos is undermining the country's attraction as a low-cost manufacturing base, a report said on March 20 , although investment figures...

Export earnings for jade during Myanmar's nine-month financial period from April to December 2013 reached $920 million, according to the Ministry of National Planning...

Despite the continued positive outlook by international rating agencies on the Philippine economy in 2014, two important developments, if left unchecked, could change their...

The Singapore government has said it plans to regulate virtual-currency intermediaries including operators of Bitcoin exchanges and vending machines to address potential money-laundering and...

The Philippines may get a further credit rating upgrade as early as 2014 on the back of the economy’s rosy prospects, Bangko Sentral ng...

Rice traders on the world market have temporarily paused dealing to wait for the Thai government to sell its stockpile cheap to repay a...

Data released by the Thai authorities on March 3 showed that the country's economy grew just 0.6 per cent in the final quarter of...

Myanmar has seen an increase of 10 to 90 per cent in basic commodity prices within a year after the government gave a pay...

Even though the recent bankruptcy filing of Japanese Bitcoin exchange Mt. Gox has shaken the Bitcoin community, there seems to be still enough confidence...

Myanmar will "soon" set up an anti-corruption commission comprised of 15 lesser-known former public servants, according to a message sent by the president to...

Indonesia’s Finance Minister Chatib Basri said on February 23 that economic growth in the country may slow this year to the least since 2009...

Indonesia’s controversial decision to ban exports of unprocessed minerals is triggering unintended but predictable consequences, as about 570,000 mining workers are losing their job. On...

With Singapore's new budget 2014/15, the so-called "sin" taxes on tobacco, alcohol and gambling are going up in the city state, with alcohol taking...