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中國銀行榮膺第12屆東博會首席戰(zhàn)略合作伙伴

8月17日，第12屆中國—東盟博覽會首席戰(zhàn)略合作伙伴揭牌儀式在中國北京舉行，中國銀行股份有限公司（以下簡稱“中國銀行”）成為第12屆東博會首席戰(zhàn)略合作伙伴。

自2004年首屆東博會起，中國銀行就成為東博會唯一主辦銀行。目前，中國銀行已在東盟10國中的7國設立了分支機構。實力雄厚加上多元化的業(yè)務運營優(yōu)勢以及在東盟國家的深厚基礎，使得中國銀行成為東博會的首席戰(zhàn)略合作伙伴。

投資Investment

菲律賓明年將大幅增加基礎設施建設支出

菲律賓預算部日前公布了向國會提交的2016年政府預算草案，總額達3萬億比索，其中用于公共基礎設施建設支出的預算資金達到7665億比索，與2014年相比猛增35%，與2010年相比則猛增4倍。

據(jù)透露，在菲政府2016年預算中，將劃出至少3000億比索用于修建公路以及連接機場、海港和旅游景點的公路、鐵路、港口、機場等設施。中國相關企業(yè)可借機赴菲投資。

印尼設8個經(jīng)濟特區(qū)并將予投資優(yōu)惠

據(jù)印尼投資統(tǒng)籌機構消息，日前印尼政府開設了8個經(jīng)濟特區(qū)并將予經(jīng)濟特區(qū)投資優(yōu)惠。這8個經(jīng)濟特區(qū)包括蘇北省塞芒吉經(jīng)濟特區(qū)、南蘇門答臘省丹絨阿比阿比經(jīng)濟特區(qū)、萬丹省丹絨勒松經(jīng)濟特區(qū)、西努省曼達利卡經(jīng)濟特區(qū)、東加里曼丹省馬雷經(jīng)濟特區(qū)、中蘇拉威西省巴魯經(jīng)濟特區(qū)、北蘇拉威西省比通經(jīng)濟特區(qū)和北馬魯古摩羅泰經(jīng)濟特區(qū)。

印尼投資統(tǒng)籌機構主任弗朗基稱，從2015年開始，政府鼓勵投資者投入經(jīng)濟特區(qū)并將給以投資優(yōu)惠，其中包括免稅期、免稅額、免除進口稅、免除增值稅和印花稅等。

旅游Tourism

泰國將推出半年多次免簽簽證

為了擴大旅游市場，日前泰國政府表示將在2015年10月初推出6個月有效的多次入出境簽證。

泰國旅游官員指出，2014年泰國出口表現(xiàn)不夠理想，為穩(wěn)固旅游收益，泰國政府決定推出6個月有效多次入出境簽證，讓外國旅客在泰國停留更長時間消費。這項多次入出境簽證的措施，預計在10月初實施，收費5000泰銖，目前實施的單次簽證收費 1000 泰銖，停留 1 個月。

46家企業(yè)成為第12屆中國—東盟博覽會合作伙伴

9月2日，2015中國—東盟博覽會合作伙伴新聞發(fā)布會在南寧舉行。46家企業(yè)成為第12屆東博會合作伙伴。東博會秘書處秘書長王雷、副秘書長黃平西出席新聞發(fā)布會并向合作伙伴企業(yè)頒發(fā)榮譽牌匾。

其中，中國國旅（廣西）公司是東博會連續(xù)12年的合作伙伴，孔家鈞窯、綜路傳媒是東博會連續(xù)10年的合作伙伴。新增來自本屆東博會主題國泰國等一批涵蓋食品、保健、汽車、酒店、家具等領域的國內外企業(yè)，為東博會合作伙伴大家庭注入了新的活力。

8月份緬甸再批準11個投資項目

據(jù)緬甸國家投資委員會（MIC）消息，8月份委員會再批準了11個投資項目。其中，外商獨資7個，內資和合資各2個。從類別看，11個項目包括5個制衣廠項目、2個木材加工項目、1個塑料生產(chǎn)項目、1個玻璃和鋁合金家具生產(chǎn)項目、1個數(shù)據(jù)中心服務項目和1個礦業(yè)開采項目，以上項目均獲得投資所在地省邦政府和相關行業(yè)部門支持。

農(nóng)業(yè)及食品Agriculture & Food

馬來西亞燕窩有望登上中國網(wǎng)購市場

燕窩作為馬來西亞優(yōu)勢傳統(tǒng)產(chǎn)業(yè)，年產(chǎn)量約200噸，產(chǎn)值10多億美元，其中70%出口到中國大陸和港澳臺地區(qū)。

為滿足中國消費者對馬來西亞燕窩的需求，阿里巴巴集團天貓網(wǎng)邀請馬來西亞燕窩商在其網(wǎng)站售賣獲得中國國家質檢總局認證的燕窩。天貓是中國線上購物的地標網(wǎng)站，提供100%品質保證的商品，7天無理由退貨等優(yōu)質服務。

阿里巴巴集團網(wǎng)站注冊費為每年5000林吉特，為促進馬來西亞燕窩出口中國，馬來西亞外貿(mào)發(fā)展局（MATRADE）表示將在第一年補貼注冊企業(yè)2500林吉特。

1 China intensif es crackdown on insider trading

Aug. 8, 2015 (Xinhua) -- The China Securities Regulatory Commission (CSRC) said that punishment on insider trading will become harsher in order to "purify" the capital market environment. The CSRC said in a statement that it will make more ef orts to clamp down on the leaking and prying of non-public information involved in securities trading. The commission has busted 20 cases of insider trading this year and penalized one institution and 31 individuals.

2 Corporate tax cuts to ease burden for small enterprises

Aug. 13, 2015 (China Daily) -- A series of new corporate tax cuts are expected to reduce the tax burden on small businesses by more than 100 billion yuan ($15.64 billion), the Ministry of Finance said. An executive meeting of the State Council decided to increase the number of businesses eligible for a 50 percent reduction in their corporate tax. The policy, ef ective through the end of 2017, will extend f rms that are eligible for a 10 percent tax rate to those with an annual taxable income below 300,000 yuan from 200,000 yuan. Those above the 300,000 yuan thresholds are levied a 25 percent rate. In addition, the State Council also extended the exemption of value-added tax and business tax for small businesses with less than 30,000 yuan in monthly sales. That exemption was set to expire at the end of this year.

3 China's property taxes coming soon

Aug. 6, 2015 (Xinhua) -- The Standing Committee of the National People's Congress (NPC), China's top legislature, has included Property Tax Law in a legislation plan released recently. "Conditions to enact these laws are ripe, and the 12th NPC plans to review them within its tenure which ends in early 2018," said the Standing Committee website. "According to the NPC plan, the property taxes law will probably be passed by the end of 2017," said Shi Zhengwen, a professor of f scal and f nancial law with the China University of Political Science and Law. There is no of cial timetable for the implementation of property taxes but the market widely expected 2020 to be the time.

4 NDRC plans steps to bolster bond market

Aug. 6, 2015 (China Daily) -- The National Development and Reform Commission, the nation's top economic planner, said that it will come out with more initiatives to develop the debt market, particularly to boost funding for infrastructure projects and stabilize the overall economy. The NDRC will soon permit two policy banks to fund big ticket infrastructure projects through bond issues, but it was yet to finalize the details, said sources close to the issue. The bonds will be issued by the China Development Bank Corp and the Agricultural Development Bank of China and the debt will be purchased by the Postal Savings Bank of China. The central government is likely to subsidize 90 percent of the interest on the securities, they said.

5 China to build unif ed resource trading platform by 2017

Aug. 1, 2015 (Xinhua) -- China aims to integrate public resource platforms and foster a unified system by the end of June 2017, the State Council announced. By the end of June 2016, local governments will be required to complete the integration of platforms such as those for construction project bidding, trading of land use rights and government procurement, with an aim to form a regulated, unified and transparent national system a year later, according to a statement released after a State Council executive meeting presided over by Premier Li Keqiang.

6 Antitrust rules for auto sector soon

Aug. 13, 2015 (China Daily) -- China's anti-monopoly regulator has started the drafting of antitrust guidelines for the automobile industry, which are likely to involve issues emerging from online sales and parallel car imports. A f rst draft is expected for public consultation by the end of the year with a final version to be published by the anti-monopoly commission under the State Council "in due course", sources close to the process told China Daily. The National Development and Reform Commission sent out its first round of questionnaires which form the basis for the guidelines in early July, to automakers, suppliers, dealers, service providers and trade associations.

7 China improves exchange rate formation system

Aug. 13, 2015 (China Daily) -- China's currency fell sharply in value following the central bank's decision to improve its "central parity system" to better reflect market development in the exchange rate between the Chinese yuan against the US dollar. Daily central parity quotes reported to the China Foreign Exchange Trade System before the market opens should be based on the closing rate of the inter-bank foreign exchange rate market on the previous day, supply and demand in the market, and price movement of major currencies, the People's Bank of China (PBOC) said. The PBOC cited a strong US dollar and sharp appreciation in the yuan real ef ective exchange rate as key considerations behind the policy change.

8 China to resume levying VAT on fertiliser

Aug. 11, 2015 (Xinhua) -- China will resume levying value-added tax on fertilizer sales and imports to meet new market conditions, according to a joint ministry statement. The VAT taxation rate stands at 13 percent and the new rule will take place starting from September 1, according to the statement released by the Ministry of Finance, Central Administration of Customs and State Administration of Taxation. Agricultural production and farmers' income will not be affected by the policy change as China has set up a real-time agricultural supply subsidy to keep related prices stable, the statement said.