MANILA, Philippines — The SM STORE’s “Call to Deliver” service is achieving double-digit growth proving the convenience, range, and high service levels that customers expect of SM. The growth of the concept amid the pandemic was brought about by its personalized approach in online shopping, which is part of SM’s continuing shopping innovation to adapt […]
Read MoreSINGAPORE (BLOOMBERG) – Indonesia’s Bank Central Asia (BCA) will invest US$200 million (S$271 million) in its digital arm to fend off competition from tech giants Gojek and Sea, which are expanding into one of the world’s largest unbanked markets. The South-east Asian nation’s biggest lender by market value will use the funds to help Blu, […]
Read MoreThe government plans to turn 10,000 rai of Sor Por Kor land in three provinces that form the Eastern Economic Corridor (EEC) into herb plantations growing cannabis, hemp and fa talai jone, under a project to develop and add value to Thai agricultural products. Fa talai jone (green chiretta) is a medicinal herb currently in […]
Read MoreCommercial banks have continuously announced lending interest rate reductions to support and accompany customers to overcome the adverse impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic. Vietcombank was the latest to announce a rate cut for loans from August 18, 2021 to December 31, 2021 for all businesses and individuals severely affected by the pandemic in 19 southern provinces […]
Read MoreThe Public Health Ministry is seeking approval from the Centre for Covid-19 Situation Administration (CCSA) to allow restaurants to reopen to fully vaccinated diners as new infections have declined in the past few days. “The Covid-19 situation appears to be improving. Certain restrictions should therefore be lifted,” said Kiattiphum Wongrajit, permanent secretary for public health, […]
Read MoreIndonesia’s Upstream Oil and Gas Special Regulatory Taskforce (SKK Migas) has projected a significant increase in the Southeast Asian country’s oil and gas consumption over the next decades, but whether this will happen depends largely on the transportation sector. Institute for Energy Economics and Financial Analysis (IEEFA) analyst Elrika Hamdi said whether oil consumption would […]
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