JAKARTA (AFP) – Big-name investors including Expedia and Alibaba are pumping billions of dollars into Indonesian tech start-ups in a bid to capitalise on the country’s burgeoning digital economy and potential as Southeast Asia’s largest online market. Indonesia has seen a surge of cash into its technology sector over the past two years, helping support […]
Read MoreThe Singapore economy likely grew at its fastest pace in three years over the July to September quarter, buoyed by the surging manufacturing sector. But economists are cautious about the longer-term outlook, noting that electronics manufacturing – the brightest spot in the economy this year – might yet lose steam as export demand tapers off. […]
Read MoreThe World Bank (WB) has predicted that Lao economic growth will be slightly lower than the Lao government and Asian Development Bank (ADB) forecasts. In its October 2017 Edition of the East Asia and Pacific Economic Update report released on Wednesday, the WB forecast Lao gross domestic product (GDP) will grow by 6.7 and 6.6 […]
Read MoreIn this series of articles we have been discussing various aspects of innovation in healthcare and how advances in technology have been transforming the field. We have focused mainly on computer and communications technology but in this final article we will look at the role and significance of innovation in the pharmaceutical industry. Drugs play […]
Read MoreTEMPO.CO, Jakarta – Online marketplace or E-commerce owners requested the Indonesian government to offer an equal regulatory treatment regarding taxation once it takes effect. One of the founders of Bukalapak.com Muhamad Fajrin explained that marketplace based e-commerce and social media e-commerce should be treated equally. Fajrin reasons that the current thriving e-commerce businesses are not only participated by businesses […]
Read MoreMANILA, Philippines — Higher power costs and oil prices as well as the recent wage hike would put an upward pressure on inflation in the fourth quarter, Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas Deputy Governor Diwa Guinigundo said. “While we expect negative base effects for October to December 2017, we expect inflation to remain at where they […]
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