The biggest Indonesian platform to buy and sell digital currency may soon have more members than the nation’s century-old stock exchange. Indonesia Digital Asset Exchange, formerly known as Bitcoin.co.id, will have 1.5 million members buying and selling digital currencies such as bitcoin, ethereum and ripple by the end of the year, according to chief executive […]
Read MoreKUALA LUMPUR: The e-commerce sector has recorded significant growth in 2016 and contributed RM74.6bil, or 6.1% to the gross domestic product (GDP) from RM68.3bil, or 5.9% in 2015. Deputy Minister of International Trade and Industry, Datuk Seri Ahmad Maslan, said the government had set up a National E-Commerce Strategic Plan 2016-2020 to ensure the sector […]
Read MoreMedia industry spending is expected to rebound this year, based on the growing online and out-of-home media outlet segments, as well as a positive outlook for Thailand’s economy, says researcher Media Intelligence (MI). Media director Pawat Ruangdejworachai forecasts total media spending of 91 billion baht, an increase of 6% from last year, which was considered the […]
Read MoreFinance Minister Sri Mulyani has said the government would offer investment in infrastructure projects to potential investors from across the world who attend the IMF-World Bank meeting in Bali from Oct. 8 to 14. She said in Jakarta on Tuesday that a number of countries had expressed interest in financing infrastructure projects in Indonesia. “From […]
Read MoreThe Hanoitimes – Vietnamese plastics industry is increasingly attractive to foreign investors as the potential of the industry remains large, experts said. According to the Vietcombank Securities Company, the average plastic consumption in Vietnam is currently 41kg/person/year, lower than the Asian region’s average of 48kg/person/year and the global average of 70kg/person/year. BMI Research also reported that […]
Read MoreCompany registration fees for small and medium enterprises (SMEs) will be halved from K500,000 to K250,000 from April 1 onwards, according to a statement issued by the Directorate of Investment and Company Administration (DICA) Tuesday. The latest move comes after DICA, together with the Ministry of Planning and Finance halved company registrations fees for private […]
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