The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) is looking to govern the issuance, listing and trading of ready-to-use utility tokens on local digital asset exchanges, with an emphasis on information transparency, to enhance protection for investors. Any issuer who seeks to list its utility token on digital exchanges for fundraising purposes will be required to submit an […]
Read MoreCambodia’s urbanised population is expected to rise to 36 percent by 2050, according to the World Bank. According to the bank’s estimates, “Cambodia’s rate of urbanisation is lower than what can be expected for its GDP”. The figures for January 2021 from Data Portal showed that Cambodia’s urbanised population sits at 24.5 percent, compared with […]
Read MoreMANILA, Philippines — The Philippines returned to the international debt market for the first time this year by offering global and green bonds to boost the government’s budget for pandemic recovery. In a notice of issuance, the Philippines said it would borrow a benchmark amount or at least $500 million through the offering of global […]
Read MoreThe Asian Development Bank (ADB) on March 18 said it would help Indonesia develop the new capital city project in East Kalimantan, following the appointment of a former ADB vice-president as an overseer of the project. The help will comprise designing the city, assessing potential environmental and social impacts and mobilising financing from the public […]
Read MoreMalaysia should adopt Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies as legal tender, the deputy minister of the Communications and Multimedia Ministry said. “We hope the government can allow this,” Zahidi Zainul Abidin said in Parliament on Monday, responding to a question from an opposition member of the legislature. So far, El Salvador is the only country to […]
Read MoreNot only the tourism sector, but the ease of travel restriction after two years fighting the Covid-19 pandemic is also set to be a welcoming sign for trade and investment activities. Growing economic momentum has sustained since early 2022 and the ease of travel restriction has set the economy in motion to achieve its development […]
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