The rapid development of the digital world does not only make life easier for people to communicate, work and run a business, but also opens the door to a new investment frontier — digital assets. The world has encountered a variety of buzzwords over recent years, such as cryptocurrency, non-fungible token (NFT), decentralised finance (DeFi) […]
Read MoreSINGAPORE – Expecting the global Great Resignation phenomenon to play out in full next year, employers in Singapore are reverting salary increments and payroll budgets to near pre-pandemic levels in a bid to hold on to their employees, as well as fill vacancies next year. Publishing its Mercer’s 2021 Total Remuneration Survey last Wednesday (Nov […]
Read MoreMALAYSIA’S retail sales have yet to recover to pre-Covid levels at the aggregate level, though categories such as food and consumer electronics have outperformed, Fitch Solutions Country Risk and Industry Research said in a Nov 19 report, while also noting “evidence that Covid-19 has accelerated the formalisation of the retail market in Malaysia”. In the […]
Read MoreQuality and food safety are key points for the positive growth of food delivery. The market for food delivery and fresh food has never seen steady growth in the number of orders before even though many eateries and restaurants have resumed on-site services in recent months. Covid-19 has changed the consumption habits of many people, […]
Read MoreThe baht opened at 32.81 to the US dollar on Monday, weakening from the previous closing of 32.76. The Thai currency is likely to move between 32.55 and 33.00 to the greenback during the day, Krungthai Bank market strategist Poon Panichpibool predicted. Poon said that the baht is likely to fluctuate while the dollar might […]
Read MoreMANILA, Philippines — The Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) and economists expect inflation easing toward the end of the year until next year despite the warning of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) that elevated consumer prices could hang around longer in some countries. After staying above the central bank’s two to four percent target, BSP […]
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