Indonesia lifted a ban on all foreign arrivals and kept the required isolation period to 7 days in a bid to keep the economy going, even as local Covid-19 infections continued to climb. Authorities last week removed all 14 heavily-infected nations from its travel ban list, allowing travellers from countries including South Africa and UK […]
Read MoreThailand has made 1,147 requests for Google to take down content since 2011 with 95.2% related to government criticism — the highest rate in the world. The information was shown in the latest study by Surfshark, a virtual private network (VPN) firm, which analysed Google’s Transparency Report. With a total of 1,147 requests for content […]
Read MoreBENGALURU: Indonesia’s central bank will wait until the second half of the year before raising rates to nurture economic growth, even though the US Federal Reserve looks likely to tighten monetary policy as soon as March, a Reuters poll showed. Bank Indonesia (BI) Governor Perry Warjiyo said at its December meeting, that normalisation of policy will not […]
Read MoreIn 2022, the continued absence of affordable housing will cause the real estate market to be unstable and risky, experts say. The Q4 2021 report by Cho Tot Nha showed that demand for land in all large cities and provinces have rebounded strongly after the pandemic lockdown. Areas near HCM City have seen great strides […]
Read MoreMANILA, Philippines — The Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) is firming up a set of incentives for Philippine banks that mainstream sustainable finance and mobilize capital to address urgent global challenges. BSP Governor Benjamin Diokno said during the Asian Financial Forum 2022 that regulatory incentives could be extended to banks that embrace sustainability principles. He […]
Read More[KUALA LUMPUR] Malaysia is assessing the potential benefits of adopting a digital currency, the nation’s central bank has said. Bank Negara Malaysia “is actively assessing the value proposition of central bank digital currency (CBDC) to Malaysia”, it said in an e-mailed response to a query from Bloomberg. “While a decision has not been made to […]
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