The value of private investment has exceeded the average annual target set at US$2.4 billion a year during the period 2016-2020, a minister has said. Laos has attracted 120 investment projects with approved capital of U S$7.5 billion over one year and nine months starting on October 1, 2015, when implementation of the five-year national […]
Read MoreIn our previous article on Sept 18 we discussed telemedicine, what it means and how it has the potential to help solve many of the challenges confronting healthcare today. In Thailand, telemedicine in public hospitals has the potential to provide improved access to healthcare services for people living in remote areas where there are insufficient […]
Read MoreINTERNATIONAL payment service providers Visa and Master have launched a contactless payment system in collaboration with CB Bank. It aims to substitute the current cash payment system in Myanmar, U Zayar Aung, head of cards at CB Bank told The Myanmar Times. The service will allow users to make payments by just touching their debit cards […]
Read MoreTEMPO.CO, Jakarta – Bank Indonesia (BI) says that the economy has improved in the third quarter of 2017 and some sectors have recovered. BI Deputy Governor Dody Budi Waluyo said that improvement is seen in domestic demand, particularly household consumption. “It’s apparent in improved retail and durable goods sales,” he said last week. The central bank predicts […]
Read MoreStar Media Group will continue efforts to support emerging businesses REALISING the potential and growth of the SME market and its contribution to the country’s economy, The Star Outstanding Business Awards (SOBA) came into the picture. First held in 2010, SOBA is now into its eighth year. This award has been a strategic platform to […]
Read MoreMANILA, Philippines — The country’s inflation rate may exceed 3.4 percent this year due to the impact of higher oil prices as well as the wage hike in Metro Manila, according to the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas. BSP Deputy Governor Diwa Guinigundo said authorities expect inflation to slightly exceed the 3.4 percent recorded in March […]
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