The man who brought automated teller machines (ATMs) to Cambodia is re-entering the space with a new venture that not only aims to improve automation, but also to revolutionise the revenue model. While experts have said that fintech and contactless payments have increased during the pandemic, cash in circulation actually increased by 9.5 percent last […]
Read MoreThe 50 richest Thais added US$28 billion (908 billion baht) in combined wealth over the last 15 months, with the Chearavanont brothers of Charoen Pokphand (CP) Group growing their wealth by almost $3 billion despite the pandemic, according to an annual tally by Forbes. The benchmark rose 43% since the last measurement was conducted 15 […]
Read MoreSINGAPORE’S total shophouse transaction value hit S$836.1 million in H1 2021, up 29.9 per cent from H2 2020, backed by the pick-up in activity from Q4 2020. This total was made up of the first and second quarter’s transaction values of S$365.4 million and S$470.7 million respectively. In terms of volume, the half-year saw 118 […]
Read MoreThe event, starting from this week, is underway on the Vietnamese e-commerce platform Sendo. Vietnamese agricultural products are sold on Vietnam’s e-commerce platform Sendo.vn from this week, as part of the Vietnam E-Pavilion program jointly conducted by the Vietnam e-Commerce and Digital Economy Agency (iDEA) under the Ministry of Industry and Trade and Vietnamese e-commerce platforms. Consumers buying agricultural products […]
Read MorePhnom Penh’s extraordinary vaccination effort means that the capital’s economy is ripe for re-opening. Official figures obtained by Khmer Times show that more than 2.4577 million people in Phnom Penh have been administered second doses of a Covid-19 vaccine as of Sunday. The most recent census from 2019 shows that the capital has more than 2.281 million […]
Read MoreMANILA, Philippines — Local factories registered triple-digit output growth in May, with much of the lift coming from low base from last year. What’s new A monthly poll of selected industries showed the volume of production index (VoPI), a measure of manufacturing output, grew at a faster clip of 265% year-on-year in May compared to […]
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