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 MoreKUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia will start a nationwide demonstration of 5G projects next month, a minister said on Tuesday, indicating it was on track to become one of the first Asian countries to launch the technology. The government has said it wants to start rolling out the ultra-fast mobile internet service early next year, and unlike Vietnam and […]
Read MoreSlowing growth across emerging markets is placing some key nations at greater risk of becoming caught in the middle-income trap, which reflects stagnating gains in GDP per capita that effectively delay their convergence with higher-income economies. South Africa, Brazil, Argentina and Thailand are at particular risk of getting caught in the middle-income trap, despite being […]
Read MoreMyanmar and Singapore signed a bilateral agreement on the promotion and protection of investments on Tuesday in Yangon. Myanmar representatives led by Union Minister for Investment and Foreign Economic Relation U Thaung Tun and Singapore representatives by Minister for Trade and Industry Chan Chun Sing signed the agreement on behalf of their countries. The bilateral […]
Read MoreThai exporters will face the biggest challenge once China shifts its focus to its domestic economy as a result of is trade war with the United States. In an interview with Nationmultimedia Group, Chinese Ambassador to Thailand Lyu Jian confirmed that though China with continue supporting multilateral trade under the World Trade Organisation, it will […]
Read MoreKUALA LUMPUR: RAM Ratings expects the country’s overall inflation rate to rise to 1.5% in August from 1.4% in July on higher food costs. In a statement issued on Tuesday, the rating agency said the marginally higher reading was underpinned by slightly greater inflationary pressure from the food component. Bloomberg’s consensus was a 1.5% increase […]
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