A new study has found that Indonesia’s digital economy is poised to become the largest in Southeast Asia as its market value triples to US$100 billion by 2025 from $27 billion in 2018, promising more jobs and more consumer choices for an emerging tech-savvy generation. The annual “e-Conomy Southeast Asia” study, conducted by American tech giant Google and […]
Read MoreSINGAPORE hiring is likely to see stable growth in 2019, with top jobs in demand to be analytical and data-driven in nature, according to the latest annual salary survey by recruitment firm Robert Walters. These include data scientists, product management, user experience (UX) designers, and digital roles, with cybersecurity to remain a major focus, in the wake […]
Read MoreKnow why top real estate companies in the Philippines decide to replace, complement or supplement their existing ERP packaged systems. The Philippines in general is a resilient country with its people going through all sorts of challenges in its socio-economic, geo-political, and environment fronts. Different business industries in the country experience difficulties on their day-to-day […]
Read MoreThe Office of Industrial Economics (OIE) forecasts the Manufacturing Production Index (MPI) next year to rise 2.5%, in line with the GDP contribution from the manufacturing sector. Aditad Vasinonta, deputy director-general of the OIE, said the MPI should increase by 2-3%. The key positive factor next year is the planned general election on Feb 24, […]
Read MoreLack of clarity in the contract signed between Italian-Thai Development (ITD) and the Myanmar government to develop the highly controversial Dawei Special Economic Zone (SEZ) in Tanintharyi Region needs to be addressed, an SEZ official cautioned as the government is mulling plans to change the developer. Myanmar SEZ Central Working Body Secretary U Aung Soe […]
Read MoreMANILA, Philippines — The stock market continued to gain ground yesterday on renewed investor optimism. Traders said there is renewed investor optimism on the appreciating peso, declining oil prices and easing inflation but at the same time, investors are cautious as the index returned to the 7,400 mark. The benchmark Philippine Stock Exchange index gained 15.76 points, or 0.21 […]
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