Myanmar businesses and consumers have been facing serious problems obtaining cash in the wake of the 1 February coup. Since the military takeover, the country has been crippled by a cash shortage with banks placing limits on ATM cash withdrawals and introducing token systems to restrict the number of customers making counter transactions. People queuing […]
Read MoreMANILA, Philippines — Lazada Philippines expects continued growth in sales on the platform this year as it looks to encourage more consumers to shop and businesses to go online through its sales events and other initiatives, including cashback for purchases. “We definitely expect to continue growing,” Lazada Philippines chief operating officer Carlos Barrera said in […]
Read MoreDespite the Covid-19 pandemic, the industrial real estate market is still bustling with many merger and acquisition (M&A) deals and an increase in new industrial land areas. ESR Cayman, the largest logistics real estate platform in Asia-Pacific, has teamed up with BW Industry Development to set up a joint venture to develop a 240,000 square […]
Read MoreOn the occasion of Singapore’s four-step reopening plan with the end goal being a Covid-19-resilient nation, we have dedicated a mini-series to Singapore’s future after the pandemic. In three episodes our experts and guest speakers explore the reopening plan’s implications from different angles as Singapore embarks on this journey. In this episode we are taking […]
Read MoreKUALA LUMPUR, Sept 6 — Public Bank Bhd has extended its PBe QR merchant acceptance service to support DuitNow QR Cross Border Payment between Malaysia and Thailand. It is the first bank in Malaysia to enable the DuitNow QR Cross Border Payment which facilitates retail-based QR payment between the two countries that would pave the […]
Read MoreCambodia’s exports were valued at $4,298 million in the first seven months of this year, a year-on-year increase of 26.8 percent, according to data from the US Census Bureau. From January to July this year, Cambodia imported $235 million, a 38.5 percent increase compared with the same period last year. The bilateral trade rose by […]
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