SAP Malaysia recently commissioned The Economist to conduct a study that assessed the future readiness of family owned businesses around Southeast Asia. The study gathered responses from over 300 executives from family owned businesses across the region and shed some interesting light on how they utilise technology or if they are even considering changing their business to […]
Read MoreMANILA, Philippines — Government spending on infrastructure surged by nearly 71 percent to P68.4 billion in August from P40.1 billion in the same month last year due to the completion of road and flood control projects, and the modernization of the military, the Department of Budget and Management (DBM) reported yesterday. “The increase was mostly […]
Read MoreThe Hanoitimes – Vietnam’s economy would maintain a fast growth pace in the remaining months of 2018, thanks to strong growth from a number of key sectors. Vietnam’s GDP is projected to grow by 7.01% in 2018 for the first time in 10 years, according to the National Center for Socio-economic Information and Forecast (NCIF). Based […]
Read MoreEven as the general election nears, Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha is pushing the Finance Ministry to complete a new draft Secured Transactions Act to facilitate business operations and raise the country’s ranking in the World Bank’s Ease of Doing Business list. Enforcement of secured transactions is one area where Thailand earned a low score in the […]
Read MoreThe United Nations Development Program (UNDP) has issued a request for proposal to select consultancy companies for the development of a “full economical appraisal of the potentials of solar PV energy in Cambodia”. The UNDP stresses in the document that the costs of PV have fallen 83% in ten years, and a further 70% drop is expected by 2050, adding: […]
Read MoreRossini Zumwalt of Emergent Payments explains why now is the best time to prioritise Southeast Asia for digital commerce China and India have long dominated Asia Pacific, but head further south and the region is proving to be one of the most dynamic growth zones with digital integration accelerating at rapid speed. Across it’s ten-member nations – Brunei, […]
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