FINANCIAL technology (fintech) has taken the lead in Thailand’s digital transformation process, to be followed by e-commerce in the next five years, said Pete Chemsripong, general manager of ThoughtWorks (Thailand), a global tech-consulting firm. “Knowledge of how new technology can re-model businesses is still limited to websites and applications,” he said. In the past few […]
Read MoreWITH MAJOR infrastructure and logistics initiatives being pushed, on top of being home to seven million people, foreign investors should not hesitate to invest in Yangon, officials told the Yangon Investment Forum 2019 on Friday. Thaung Tun, chairman of the Myanmar Investment Commission and Union minister for investment and foreign economic relations, said Myanmar’s commercial […]
Read MoreThe Revenue Department is warning corporate taxpayers that it has already adopted data analytics and a risk-based auditing system that can better track the accuracy of tax payments. The tax-collecting agency has employed machines to evaluate the financial position of operators relative to their industry peers, using data analytics and a risk-based auditing system to create […]
Read MoreThe Hanoitimes – A stronger focus on the quality of the foreign investment inflow is even more urgent when its links with and the spillover effects on domestic industry fall short of expectations. While Vietnam has been emerging as one of the most attractive destinations to foreign investors and is expected to see something of a […]
Read MoreThe country’s rapid urban transportation development is creating vast opportunities for collaboration and investments for the private sector. Indonesia’s steady economic growth in recent years has spurred rapid urbanization across the archipelago. According to the World Bank, the growth rate of cities in Indonesia is 4.1 per cent per year – faster than that in many Asian countries. […]
Read MoreWith slowing world growth and an unstable trade and political environment, interest rate cuts are not enough to bolster economic growth. In fact, over-reliance on rate cuts can be dangerous; the trend towards lower peak and trough rates in every rate cycle may lead to, among others, asset bubbles, debt pile-up and pension crises. The […]
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