S. Korea, US extend $60b currency swap deal by 6 months amid pandemic
(Yonhap) SEOUL — South Korea and the United States have agreed to extend a $60 billion bilateral currency swap agreement by six months in an effort to help ease lingering…
Thailand: Banks extend helping hand to over 10 million debtors
The Nation/Asia News Network BANGKOK — Banks have provided financial aid worth a total of Bt6.7 trillion ($211.7 billion) to more than 10 million debtors suffering from the impact of…
Banks extend fee waivers for digital transactions
Clients of some of the country’s biggest banks will be able to use the services of two major digital payments channels for free until the end of the third quarter,…
S. Korea to extend tax cut on passenger cars to boost consumption
Yonhap via The Korea Herald/Asia News Network SEJONG — South Korea’s finance ministry said Monday it will extend a temporary cut in consumption tax on passenger cars by another six…
Seoul stocks extend gains to third session on hopes of recovery
(Yonhap) via The Korea Herald SEOUL — South Korean stocks finished a tad higher Wednesday despite escalating tension between the United States and China, as investors sought to scoop up…
Ecozone firms extend more than P110M to fight COVID-19
Companies registered with the Philippine Economic Zone Authority (Peza) have made more than P110 million worth of donations, the investment promotion agency said in a statement. A total of 137…
COVID-19 relief: LGUs told to extend local tax deadlines to June 25
All local government units (LGUs)—provinces, cities, municipalities and barangays—have been ordered to extend until June 25 the deadline for payment of all taxes, fees and charges that were due during…
COVID-19 relief: 16 LGUs extend local tax deadlines
Two provinces and 14 cities have extended deadlines to pay local taxes but the Bureau of Local Government Finance (BLGF) expressed no worry yet about the impact of lower tax…
Stocks extend losses, oil trades below $20 on virus impact
A man walks by an electronic stock board of a securities firm in Tokyo, Monday, March 30, 2020. Asian shares started the week with further losses as countries reported surging…
Asian shares extend losses as toll from pandemic surges
BANGKOK — Asian shares started the week with fresh losses as countries reported surging numbers of infections from the coronavirus that has prompted shutdowns of travel and business in many…