FOCUSING on green investments could stimulate economic growth in Asia, although there is a need to further improve the standardisation of data, a Deutsche Bank CIO report has suggested. The report cited an Oxford University study, which found a statistically significant relationship between a firm’s performance in environmental, social and corporate governance (ESG) and a […]
Read MoreAsian nations led the world in crushing Covid-19 in 2020. Now some are being hamstrung by border closures and other rules they imposed to stay safe, potentially putting them behind the U.S. and other countries in leading the global economic recovery. Countries such as China, Thailand and Australia virtually halted the coronavirus within their borders […]
Read MoreAFP – Asian markets rose yesterday following the previous day’s losses but investors remain on guard over a possible correction as concerns about asset bubbles and a surge in inflation continue to play against progress in fighting Coronavirus. News of more vaccines coming on line and being rolled out, the expected passage of US President Joe […]
Read MoreSOUTH-EAST Asian air passenger traffic will grow by 5.7 per cent a year until 2039, the second-fastest pace of expansion in the world, one industry report has said. The projected annual growth in South-east Asian passengers trounces the global average of 4 per cent, and comes in second to the 7 per cent ramp-up in […]
Read MoreToday, more than one billion people across Asia Pacific do not have access to formal financial services. Southeast Asia experiences particularly low levels of financial inclusion, with nearly three quarters of the population either ‘under-banked’, i.e. with limited access to financial services, or ‘unbanked’, i.e. completely excluded from the current financial services landscape. The Philippines […]
Read MoreONLINE payment providers could nab a market of at least US$1.5 trillion in the region, a recent report on the financial technology (fintech) sector has estimated. Fintech players were also tipped to break into the Asean insurance market through online sales channels, which could be “an exceptionally high-margin business”. That’s as third-party payment firms are […]
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