Dr In Channy, chairman of the Association of Banks in Cambodia and also the chief executive officer of ACLEDA Bank, in an exclusive with Khmer Times’ Sok Chan marking the 41st anniversary of the reintroduction of the riel, spoke about the banking industry. He discussed the challenges it faces plus the cohesive and coherent efforts […]
Read MoreConsumer spending could jump 64% to 113 billion baht during the upcoming Songkran holiday after last year’s slump when tighter coronavirus curbs were in place, the commerce university said on Thursday. But excluding 2020, when the country imposed full outbreak restrictions, spending would be the lowest in nine years, Thanavath Phonvichai, president of the University […]
Read MoreThe economy gradually recovered in February, mainly supported by higher private consumption and a slower spread of Covid-19. The Bank of Thailand on Wednesday revealed private consumption shrank by 2.1% year-on-year in February, easing from a 4.5% contraction in the previous month. On a monthly basis, domestic consumption grew by 3.4% from January, improving from […]
Read MoreTechnical professionals in engineering, product management and data science roles can command some of Southeast Asia’s top start-up salaries, according to a new report exploring pay packets inside the region’s rising businesses. Workers in such roles can expect to earn up to 54% more than their counterparts in non-technical roles, as both local start-ups and incoming U.S. […]
Read MoreTHE odds of a fresh round of cooling measures have been dialled up a notch, with private home prices in Singapore in Q1 rising for a fourth straight quarter. Singapore private home prices rose 2.9 per cent in Q1 from previous quarter, according to latest flash estimates from the Urban Redevelopment Authority (URA) on Thursday. […]
Read MoreCambodia Microfinance Association’s Vice Chairman Sok Voeun, who is also chief executive officer of the Kingdom’s leading microfinance institution, LOLC (Cambodia), speaks to Khmer Times journalist Sok Chan about the development of the microfinance sector, especially during the COVID-19 pandemic and the CMA’s mechanism to promote the use of the local currency as well as to […]
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