SINGAPOE – UOB on Thursday (Feb 14) said it will launch its digital bank first in Thailand, with the mobile-only bank known as TMRW. The digital bank aims to attract three to five million customers in the next five years. TMRW is the first mobile-only bank meant to target Asean millennials who transact mainly on […]
Read MoreMANILA, Philippines — The Department of Budget and Management (DBM) expects inflation to settle within the government’s two to four percent target by the second quarter, a top official said yesterday. During his weekly press briefing, Budget Secretary Benjamin Diokno said inflation may continue to ease in the coming months, and settle back within the government target for 2019. “Around second quarter,” Diokno […]
Read MoreThe Financial Services Authority (OJK) has found that 231 illegal peer-to-peer lending (P2P) providers, including those from other countries, have been operating in the country since January. The OJK reported its findings on Wednesday, revealing that the lenders were based on websites, applications uploaded to the Google PlayStore and Instagram. OJK investment alert task force chairman Tongam […]
Read MoreKUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia’s economy expanded at 4.7% in the fourth quarter of 2018 (Q4 2018), which was above Bloomberg’s survey of a 4.5% growth, after the moderation in the two consecutive quarters. The key drivers of growth in the final quarter were resilient private consumption and the improvement in the commodity-related sectors, amid temporary supply […]
Read MoreEmirates will launch a daily service on June 1 linking Phnom Penh (PNH) and Bangkok (BKK). The service from Phnom Penh to Dubai, via Bangkok, will provide more flight options to passengers travelling between the capitals of Cambodia and Thailand. Travellers from the Southeast Asian nations will enjoy connectivity to over 150 destinations in 86 […]
Read MoreHANOI (Xinhua) – Vietnam’s Ministry of Industry and Trade as well as Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development are working with Chinese partners to facilitate cassava starch production and trading enterprises to export to the Chinese market, local media reported yesterday. Large-scale cassava factories and household-scale facilities in Vietnam are being encouraged to improve their […]
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