Grab, Southeast Asia’s leading ride-hailing app, on Tuesday announced its ‘Grab for Good’ initiative, which aims to help Southeast Asians master the skills they need to thrive in the digital economy. Grab for Good – a partnership of the ride-hailing firm with governments in the region as well as with members of the private and […]
Read MoreGRAB contributed US$5.8 billion to South-east Asia’s economy in the 12 months leading up to March 2019, through driver, delivery, merchant and agent incomes and sales generated through its platform and Grab unit Kudo. In its inaugural social impact report released on Tuesday, Grab said that there were about nine million micro-entrepreneurs on its platform […]
Read MoreThe announcement in June that the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) would allow up to five new digital banking licenses, coinciding with the Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA) issuing a number of virtual banking licenses over past months, has served to reinforce the urgency for banks to automate and digitalise their businesses. Central Banks and other regulators charged with […]
Read MoreOF THE 20 major economies worldwide, Asian countries are among the least prepared to combat the threats of societal ageing and workplace automation. This is according to a new study from Mercer and Marsh & McLennan Insights, released last Wednesday. While Singapore ranked the highest out of the four Asian nations included in the index, […]
Read MoreSOUTH-EAST Asia is more vulnerable to an economic downturn than it was during the global financial crisis one decade ago, according to analysts at global management consultancy Bain & Co. Greater exposure to a slowing China – and other structural economic shifts – have left most Asean markets in a more perilous position than before, […]
Read MoreOf the 20 major economies worldwide, Asian countries are among the least prepared to combat the threats of societal ageing and workplace automation. This is according to a new study from Mercer and Marsh & McLennan Insights, released on Wednesday. While Singapore ranked the highest out of the four Asian nations included in the index, […]
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