Based on data about phones, electricity and shopping usage, AI can be used to give credit ratings to people. With such an application, about 1 billion people can have an opportunity to access bank capital. Solution for millions of ‘financially invisible people’ Nguyen Trang, who has an an online business in Hanoi, needs capital to […]
Read MoreMANILA, Philippines — Economists now expect inflation to peak to as high as 5.7 percent in June amid soaring global oil prices and elevated food prices, prompting monetary authorities to reverse to a tightening mode via a series of rate hikes. Ruben Carlo Asuncion, chief economist at Union Bank of the Philippines, said inflation is […]
Read MoreThe baht opened at 34.60 to the US dollar on Tuesday, strengthening slightly from Monday’s close of 34.62. The currency is expected to move in a range between 34.50 and 34.70 on Tuesday, said Krungthai Bank market strategist Poon Panichpibool. Poon said that the baht was under pressure from a risk-off market that is supporting […]
Read MoreCambodia’s total agricultural value-added growth is estimated to increase at an average annual rate of around 3.09 per cent between 2019 and 2030, with the imminent introduction of the Agricultural Development Policy 2021-2030, the agriculture ministry announced. Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries spokesman Srey Vuthy said that with the introduction of the policy, which […]
Read MoreLaos’ main border crossing at the first Lao-Thai Friendship Bridge linking Vientiane to Nong Khai province in Thailand has reopened after being closed for more than two years to curb the spread of Covid-19. It comes after the government announced it would fully reopen the country, starting on May 9. Lao Airlines – the national […]
Read MoreMANILA, Philippines — Economists now expect inflation to peak to as high as 5.7 percent in June amid soaring global oil prices and elevated food prices, prompting monetary authorities to reverse to a tightening mode via a series of rate hikes. Ruben Carlo Asuncion, chief economist at Union Bank of the Philippines, said inflation is […]
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