Five business trends are having an impact on global manufacturing in 2021, driving disruption and also widening opportunities for manufacturers, according to the research firm Gartner Inc. “The first response to the global pandemic for many manufacturers was to go digital in their operations as fast as possible,” said Michelle Duerst, research vice-president at Gartner. […]
Read MoreSINGAPORE — Singapore on Wednesday opened a new travel corridor that allows people who are fully vaccinated against the coronavirus to enter the country without undergoing quarantine, a move the government sees as a crucial to its economic recovery. The first flight under the quarantine-free scheme arrived in Singapore’s Changi Airport late afternoon. Singapore Airlines […]
Read MoreKUALA LUMPUR, Sept 8 — Lazada will unveil new exclusive Midnight Deals for 9.9 Biggest Brands Sale and LazMall Offers throughout September. In a statement, it said the deals begin with the highly anticipated LazMall Crazy Brand Mega Offers and the new Exclusive Midnight Deals, both of which will be available from 12am to 2am […]
Read MoreGovernments and central banks in Asia may be losing their appetite for the fiscal and monetary policies needed to stimulate their ailing economies as “pandemic fatigue” sets in. The region’s leaders “adapted admirably to the pandemic” in early 2020 according to Moody’s Analytics Senior APAC Economist Katrina Ell and Associate Economist Dave Chia. With the […]
Read MoreMANILA, Philippines – No funds were set aside for cash aid and contact tracing in the Duterte administration’s last budget proposal. During the Senate Committee on Finance’s first hearing on the proposed P5.024-trillion outlay for 2022, Budget Undersecretary Tina Marie Canda explained that funds were not appropriated for these items since forecasting how much and what […]
Read MoreThe national shippers’ council has raised its export growth forecast to 12% this year from 6-7% made in May and 3-4% in December, helped by the global economic recovery and a return of economic activities after a widened coverage of vaccinations among major trading partners. According to Chaichan Chareonsuk, chairman of the Thai National Shippers’ […]
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