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Trade in Asia-Pacific declines for the first time since 2009

Bangkok (ESCAP news) – Asia-Pacific economies may see positive trade growth in 2020 but are still facing downside risks from the adverse impacts of the United States – China trade tensions, two new trade briefs by the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP) released today have revealed.

Trade in the Asia-Pacific region contracted during 2019

For the first time since the 2009 global economic crisis, the value and volume of trade in the region is declining. Total export volume fell by 2.5 per cent, while import volume decreased by 3.5 per cent.

Oil exporting economies such as Islamic Republic of Iran and Indonesia, as well as Japan, Singapore and Hong Kong, China registered some of the largest declines in export volume.

Merchandise trade in the region also faced strong headwinds in 2018-2019 caused by the worldwide economic growth slowdown and heightened trade tensions.

These have had an advers…

System Analyst/Programmer Analyst/Business Analyst (Retail industry l Permanent l Good Benefit)-KG – Kelly Services

Client: Retail Business

Location: Prachachuen, Muang Nonthaburi

Position: System Analyst or Programmer Analyst or Business Analyst (*either one)

Hiring Type: Permanent

Salary: Up to 40K

Responsibilities

Report directly to Division Manager (TH) – to be assigned after interview Working with a team of 5-6 Gathering user requirement with developer and managing software development team. (for C#, JAVA Programming) Monitor and enhance database (SQL) performance and resource (Disk / CPU / Memory) planning. Develop flow (Business Flow, System Flow, Integration Flow) Assists in the design, coding and testing system of technical solutions. Applies methodology effectively on client engagements Applies knowledge of recent industry trends to improve service to our clients. Development plan to complete the project within expected period of time Perform and deliver …

Asia Pacific to outperform other regions in 2020 for real estate investment

According to the real estate consultancy, foreign investments into Asia Pacific are at a decade-high, making up 35 per cent of total volumes, mostly driven by private equity funds and large-scale transactions.

“Real estate in Asia Pacific has gained favour in the last year as investors continue to seek high yields and stability amid a climate of geopolitical uncertainty and slowing economic growth. As an increasing amount of capital is being allocated to real estate, we’re seeing more clients making larger-scale investments to expand their portfolios.”

Stuart Crow, CEO, Capital Markets Asia Pacific, JLL.

“Over the next two years, we expect global real estate transaction volumes to stay elevated and Asia Pacific to outperform Europe and the Americas with an outsized portion of global investor interest.”

JLL reveals five key trends that investors should look out for in 2020.

1. Logistics assets are a hot ticket

Investor appetite …

Around the Indeed Blog in 365 Days

The holidays are right around the corner, and it’ll soon be the close of yet another year. And what a year it’s been!

Most notably, Indeed celebrated its 15th birthday. We’ve come a long way from when we launched in 2004 with an impressive 1 million jobs. Fast forward fifteen years, and we now have 250 million users searching for 25 million jobs in more than 60 countries around the world every month. And this year, we also opened offices in seven new cities, including Milan, Italy, and Aberdeen, Scotland.

As 2019 draws to a close, let’s take a look at all our milestones this year on the Indeed blog.

Indeed Blog highlights of the year

With New Year’s resolutions still fresh in everyone’s minds, we began January — and 2019 — with a post from Paul Wolfe, SVP of Human Resources at Indeed. He gave some insights on how managers and employees can make their one-on-one meetings more meaningful and engaging and offered four tips to improve the experience: plan…

BOI steps up investment promotion measures in the EEC

BANGKOK(NNT) – The Board of Investment of Thailand (BOI) has approved measures to promote investment in the Eastern Economic Corridor (EEC) by expanding the number of target industries and increasing corporate income tax benefits.

A meeting of the BOI, chaired by Prime Minister and Defense Minister, Gen. Prayut Chan-o-cha, approved the measures to attract more investors to the EEC.

The first measure is to expand target industries and businesses in the EEC, such as industries in the advanced technological development and supporting industries.

The second measure is to increase corporate income tax benefits, which cover human resource development and location. Companies in the A1, A2 and A3 business categories will be entitled to a 50% reduction in corporate income tax for three more years, while technological industries and businesses will enjoy corporate income tax exemption for two additional years.

Companies located …

System Administrator (3+yrs in IT Infrastructure, System & Data Admin/ Exp Oracle is+) – Smartcruit Consultant Co., Ltd.

Company Summary: The International Leading in Engineering Business.

Location : Bangkok (BTS Line)

Job Reference : MSM 6546

JOB DESCRIPTION:

Provides ongoing maintenance & administration of assigned system Establishes server, network specifications by conferring with users; analyzing workflow, access information, and security requirements Secures network and systems by developing access control po…

Thailand to legalize Grab Taxi in March 2020

BANGKOK (NNT) – The government is taking steps to legalize Grab services, expected to be effective from March 2020, beginning with the Grab taxi service.

The Grab motorcycle service is pending further study.

Deputy Government Spokesperson Traisulee Traisoranakul quoted Transport Minister Saksayam Chidchob as saying the legalization of Grab services via their application will be submitted to the cabinet for consideration.

Ministerial regulations and conditions will also be defined for private vehicles to be used to provide Grab services and licenses will be issued for corporate operators of the Grab services.

Legalization of Grab services is expected to be effective from March 2020, beginning with the Grab taxi service.

Ms. Traisulee confirmed that the government has a policy to legalize public vehicle services via the use of applications to provide convenience and justice for the people.

Many private veh…

4 Ways to Improve Employee Onboarding

All too often, this is the onboarding process new employees face: It starts with an awkward walk around the office, where they’re put on display and overwhelmed in the process. If they’re lucky, there’s a desk ready for them at the end of it, and if they’re really lucky, a computer. Then the new hire is left on their own to complete all of the required paperwork and training — and to hope someone remembers to check on them before lunch.

Research confirms that this experience is sadly common. According to Gallup, only 12 percent of employees think their organization does an “excellent” job of employee onboarding. The challenges they cite include a lack of participation from current employees; an inability to track effectiveness; and programs that are too short, don’t reflect the company culture or fail to show a path to the future for new hires.

So, how do we fix this mess? Here are four ways to improve your onboarding process and engage both new and existing e…

Bangkok enters top 50 most expensive locations for expatriates

Thai cities continue to be among the biggest risers in the Cost of Living rankings, with Bangkok rising 43 places and entering the top 50 most expensive locations for the first time, at 47th place.

This was one of the findings of the latest Cost of Living survey published by ECA International, the world’s leading provider of knowledge, information and software for the management and assignment of employees around the world.

Bangkok, long seen as a cheap destination for holidaymakers and expatriates alike, has seen a huge jump in its rankings, moving the most out of all Asian cities surveyed.

Lee Quane, Regional Director – Asia for ECA International

This is largely the result of a strong Thai baht. We have seen Thai cities moving significantly up the rankings over the past few years – Bangkok has moved up 75 places in the last two years alone while Chiang Mai moved up 56 places in the same period.”

ECA International has b…

Empowered for Equality: How Women Can Advocate for Their Worth at Work

An important fact can’t be ignored: There is a disparity between what women and men are paid in workplaces all over America. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, a woman working full time earns an average of 80.7 cents for every dollar a man earns. While progress has been made toward workplace equality, the Institute for Women’s Policy Research estimates that gender pay parity will not be reached until 2059: a shocking 40 years away.

However, there’s a lot more to workplace equality than simply giving pay raises and title advances. To learn more, we spoke with Lauren Hasson, founder of DevelopHer: an organization that helps empower women to own their outcomes, build outstanding careers and negotiate for the salaries they deserve. She shares some proactive ways companies can level the playing field — and women can advocate for themselves at work.

1. Engage workers with events and training

Clearly, treating all employees equally is the right thing to do. Bu…