VIETNAM is positioned to take advantage of the growing opportunities presented by the sharing economy, said Rebecca Bryant, Australian Embassy Charge D’Affaire. “With a well-educated and young population and almost 70% of people owning a smart-phone, Vietnam’s economy stands to benefit significantly from these developing technologies,” Bryant said. She said that one of the greatest […]
Read MoreState -Owned enterprises (SOE) play dominant roles in Myanmar’s economy. Collectively, they generate about half the government’s revenue, spend half the government’s budget, and regulate much of the formal economy – from forestry to telecommunications to mining. Yet these entities have remained “black boxes”, with their activities and finances shrouded in secrecy. Over the past […]
Read MoreSINGAPORE – Singapore is positioned to support the region’s development by financing infrastructure and enterprise in Asia, including bringing in private capital, said Finance Minister Heng Swee Keat on Friday (July 13). The Republic’s adoption of digital technology can improve transaction efficiency and raise financial inclusion, he added, calling higher access to financial services “a […]
Read MoreCurrently, the ceiling price for coarse grain sugar (Gula Pasir Kasar) is set at RM2.95 per kg and fine granulated sugar (Gula Pasir Halus) is set at RM3.05 per kg. In Malaysia, the two largest sugar refiners – MSM under FGV Holdings Bhd and CSR under Tradewinds (M) Bhd – operating five sugar refinery plants, […]
Read MoreAlmost half (47 per cent) of employees in Asia Pacific (APAC) see the rising digital economy as a threat to their jobs, according to a new report by Workday, a leader in enterprise cloud applications for finance and human resources. In a study conducted by Workday and global market intelligence firm, IDC, titled ‘The Drive […]
Read MoreMANILA, Philippines — More foreign capital went out of the Philippines for a second consecutive month, reflecting market jitters stoked by rising inflation and a weaker peso, the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas reported on Thursday. Registered foreign portfolio investments, also known as “hot money” for their volatility, recorded a net outflow of $516 million in […]
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