Bank Indonesia (BI) has decided to hold its key rate as it remains confident the current rate can attract foreign investors to the domestic financial market. Following a two-day board of governors meeting, BI announced that it had kept its benchmark rate – the seven day reverse repo rate – at 5.75 percent. Lending facility […]
Read MoreThe Hanoitimes – The project is part of Ho Chi Minh City smart-tourism development strategy program. Visitors to Ho Chi Minh City can scan a quick response code (QR code) to discover all information, images and videos about tourist destinations, such as the Central Post Office, Saigon Opera House and Ben Thanh Market in the city […]
Read MoreMANILA, Philippines — Based on the cost of private healthcare plans, the Philippines medical inflation rate is projected to reach 13.1 percent this year, according to Mercer Marsh Benefits’ 2018 Medical Trends Around the World. This is expected to be the highest medical inflation rate in Asia, despite the fact that the Philippines’ population—median age of […]
Read More[NUSA DUA, Indonesia] Jack Ma, executive chairman of China’s Alibaba Group Holding, said on Saturday he plans to open an institute to train thousands of tech entrepreneurs in Indonesia, where he is already an adviser to the government on e-commerce. Ma did not say when the Jack Ma Institute of Entrepreneurs would launch, but said […]
Read MoreGRAB will launch in Singapore on Tuesday a beta trial of GrabExpress, its on-demand door-to-door delivery and courier service, to serve the growing demand for instant delivery of parcels. The beta service of GrabExpress will first be piloted among selected Grab users, and is limited to delivery from the eastern part of Singapore to the eastern fringe […]
Read MoreTourism business leaders have called for the government to use measures and campaigns to boost tourism from other markets if there is no concrete plan to reclaim arrivals from China. Despite several discussions with tourism authorities over the drop in the Chinese market in recent weeks, operators have not yet found a solution. A proposal was […]
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