Visa, the leader in digital payments, has set its focus on strengthening payments security as consumer behaviour evolves during the pandemic. Addressing more than 1,500 partners and clients in its first virtual edition of the Asia Pacific Visa Security Summit last week, Visa stressed the need for robust payment experiences in a changing commerce environment. […]
Read MoreKUALA LUMPUR: The aerospace industry, oil & gas, manufacturing and electrical & electronics (E&E) sectors have been allowed to operate during the full lockdown from June 1 to 14 as they are crucial to the economy, the Ministry of Finance (MoF) says. It said in a statement on Monday the continued opening of these sectors […]
Read MoreAn International Labour Organization (ILO) report shows that Vietnam loses 3 percent of GDP by not employing people with disabilities in the labor market. In 2008, after obtaining a bachelor’s degree in human resources management, Pham Van Vinh, born in 1982, sent his CV to 30 companies and institutions in Hanoi to apply for jobs. […]
Read MoreMANILA, Philippines — The country’s road to economic recovery continues to dim as COVID-19 cases remain on the rise and vaccine rollout is being hampered by lack of supply. In its latest report, market intelligence firm IHS Markit said economic recovery in the near-term is still constrained, especially after the reimposition of strict quarantine measures […]
Read MoreUtility tokens and blockchain innovations could cut business operation costs and become a new way of doing business for listed companies in the capital market, however the disclosure method for coin issuance remains a challenge for regulators as it can be arbitrarily announced on other platforms that are not authorised. Such arbitrary announcements can cause […]
Read MoreThe 2020 Consumer Price Index (CPI) in Vietnam was contained at 3.23%, but which will be difficult to maintain at a target of 4% in 2021. The reasons behind this lies in many complicating factors that can push the CPI up rather suddenly and unexpectedly. Inflation control in 2020 Looking back at inflation control in […]
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