Foreign investors are expected to continue selling Thai government bonds to the tune of almost Bt100 billion this year, according to the Thai Bond Market Association (ThaiBMA) which also predicted the central bank cutting its benchmark rate in the current quarter. ThaiBMA President Tada Phutthitada said on Thursday (January 16) that foreign investors made net […]
Read MoreGrab, Southeast Asia’s leading ride-hailing app, announced yesterday the launch of two new initiatives in Cambodia under its ‘Grab for Good’ social impact programme. A company-wide commitment by Grab to create positive social and economic impact through technology. The two new initiatives are Break the Silence: empowering the deaf and Persons with Disabilities, and Anti-human […]
Read MoreSINGAPORE exports turned the corner in December 2019, expanding for the first time in nine months (since February 2019), in trade figures released on Friday. Non-oil domestic exports (NODX) grew by 2.4 per cent year on year, beating the decline of 1 per cent that had been predicted by private-sector economists in a Bloomberg poll. […]
Read MoreFew countries, if any, have experienced the exponential growth in mobile penetration and data consumption that Myanmar has seen over the past five years. Moving from 13 percent to 124 pc mobile penetration, Myanmar consumers have not only gone digital but now enjoy some of Asia’s best, most affordable network services. Today, the Myanmar telecom […]
Read MoreAll is not well on the regional front. The Year of the Rat under the Chinese zodiac, associated with surplus and wealth, begins on Jan 25. However, at the turn of the decade, Southeast Asia’s economic prospects face inauspicious circumstances. While the amazing growth engine that transformed the region into a manufacturing powerhouse has not […]
Read MoreThe top boss of Big C Supercenter has acknowledged that the company is keen to acquire Tesco’s Asia business and has submitted its intent to bid. Aswin Techajareonvikul, the company’s chief executive, said the business model of Big C and Tesco are different in terms of products and locations. “We operate stores in about 60 […]
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