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USA Indonesia Vietnam
US jobs data fuels appetite for Southeast Asia stocks
Most Southeast Asian stocks closed higher on Monday, in line with Asian peers, as upbeat US jobs data eased concerns over the health of the world's largest economy, with Indonesia hitting a 13-month high and Philippines up more than 1%.
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Myanmar
Myanmar building materials trade opened to local-foreign joint ventures
YANGON, Myanmar - The Ministry of Commerce has further relaxed trade restrictions on foreign companies, opening onshore trade in construction materials to local-foreign joint ventures, according to a July 7 announcement.
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Indonesia Singapore Vietnam Filippine
Human Resource Watch: News from AEC Neighbours
As a member country and partner within the ASEAN Economic Community, Thailand needs to keep appraised of human resources innovations and changes taking place in other member countries. We can thereby maintain our competitive advantage and potentially learn from the experience of neighbour countries.
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USA
NGO transparency bill expected to pass final vote tonight
The bill states that any nonprofit organization that receives more than half of its funding from a foreign political entity would have to indicate as much in any publication or letter.
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Nigeria Regno Unito
Nigeria: Five Ministers Head for London for Nigeria, UK Investment Road Show
[Premium Times] Nigeria's Minister of Trade and Investment, Okechukwu Enelamah, is to lead a trade delegation from Nigeria for a four-day trade and investment road show in London, scheduled for July 11 to 15, 2016.
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Austria
Tanzania: Australian Investors Eye Tanzania Water and Energy
[Citizen] Dar es Salaam -Tanzanians should expect tremendous improvement in the water and energy sectors as a number of Australian investors have expressed their intension to venture into the two areas, Austria's Vice minister of Federal Ministry of Science, Research and Economy Bernadette Mariane Gierlinger revealed on Thursday.
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Kenya
East Africa: East Africa Loses U.S $2 Billion in Generous Tax Incentives to Investors Every Year
[East African] Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania and Rwanda are losing about $2 billion in revenue every year to foreign investors through generous tax incentives.
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India
Tanzania: India Leader Pledges Closer Partnership With Tanzania
[Citizen] Dar es Salaam -Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi said yesterday that Tanzania could access $500 million (Sh1 trillion) in low-interest loans from India to finance water projects.
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Cina
Uganda: Who Gets More Benefits From Uganda-China Trade Dealings?
[Observer] China's stash of cheap money might not be that cheap after all; at least that is the sentiment from some public figures, writes EDWARD SSEKIKA.
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Etiopia
Ethiopia, Morocco to Beef Up Relations
[Ethiopian Herald] Prime Minister Hailemariam Dessalegn met with Moroccan Foreign Minister Salaheddine Mezouar yesterday to discuss ways of strengthening cooperation and partnership between Ethiopia and Morocco.