The Central Administrative Court on Friday issued an injunction against the telecom regulator, allowing customers of Total Access Communication (Dtac) to continue using the 850MHz mobile phone spectrum for another three months. The court order benefits about 95,000 Dtac subscribers, most of them using the 2G service and others for roaming. The National Broadcasting and Telecommunication […]
Read MoreThe Hanoitimes – Although each e-wallet app has its own development strategy and market segment, most of them do not possess an ecosystem and a large network of points of sale (POS). With over 20 e-wallet apps on the market currently, the competition for users has become fiercer, VietnamFinance reported. As of March, the State Bank […]
Read MoreMANILA, Philippines — The Philippines is the “only non-outperforming economy” in the region, McKinsey Global Institute said in its latest report, which noted that the country has the potential to stand out should it maintain its accelerated growth pace. Seven economies achieved or exceeded real annual per capita gross domestic product growth of 3.5 percent […]
Read MoreTHE UNIVERSITY of Thai Chamber of Commerce (UTCC) has raised its forecast of Thailand’s economic growth this year to 4.6 per cent from an earlier estimate of 4.5 per cent after improved export, tourism and crop prices. It also expects the Bt40-billion spending in the 2019 general elections to spur the economy. Thanavath Phonvichai, director […]
Read MoreBank Indonesia has said that foreign consumer payment applications, like China’s Alipay and WeChat that Chinese tourists reportedly used in Bali, are not approved for local use. The central bank said the applications did not comply with regulations, in particular because they did not have a cooperation with local payment systems. BI payment system policy executive director Onny Widjanarko said in […]
Read MoreThe Hanoitimes – Remittances contribute significantly to supporting the country`s economic development, increasing its foreign exchange reserves and balancing its current account. Vietnam is amongst the top ten countries, second in ASEAN after the Philippines, in terms of receiving remittance flows in the world, with the volume being around 2.5% total global remittances in 2017, according […]
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