SINGAPORE: Singapore’s economic growth eased in the second quarter and missed forecasts, preliminary data showed on Friday, as manufacturing activity cooled and worsening U.S.-China trade tensions clouded the outlook for the trade-reliant city-state. Gross domestic product grew 1.0 percent in the second quarter from the previous three months on an annualised and seasonally adjusted basis, […]
Read MoreMANILA, Philippines — The Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) is urging correspondent banks to embrace innovation and rethink strategies as the rapid evolution of digital technology continued to revolutionize financial product and banking service delivery. In his keynote address at the annual convention of the Association of Philippine Correspondent Bank Officers, BSP Governor Nestor Espenilla […]
Read MoreKUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia faces the possibility of incurring US$12.2 billion (about RM49 billion) in economic losses, which is 4% of its Gross Domestic Product (GDP) of US$296 billion, due to cybersecurity incidents. Based on a study by Microsoft and US consulting firm Frost & Sullivan, a large organisation in the country could incur losses of […]
Read MoreMANILA, Philippines — A total of 52.8 million Filipino adults do not have bank accounts amid the heightened efforts of the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) to promote financial inclusion. Results of the BSP’s 2017 Financial Inclusion Survey (FIS) show 60 percent of the respondents reported not having enough money as the main reason for […]
Read MoreThe planned repayment of value-added tax (VAT) to government welfare smartcard holders is expected to take shape by the end of this year, a move meant to improve their purchasing power. The Finance Ministry is preparing to install a system to pay back consumption tax to the recipients of the government’s welfare scheme, said Finance Minister […]
Read MoreMost Indonesian bankers see Go-Jek as an “emerging competitor” to conventional banks in the payment sector, according to a survey conducted by PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) Indonesia. The survey seeks to gather diverse views from senior banking executives on digital banking in Indonesia. “A majority of Indonesian bankers, around 72 percent, consider Go-Jek to be one of […]
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