With the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership set to take effect next year, more opportunities are around the corner for Vietnam to attract more investment and expand its trade with foreign partners. All ASEAN member states and China last week said that they will assign authorised agencies in their countries to work out action plans to […]
Read MoreBut 31% say that they have been discriminated against. Indeed revealed in its recent research that seven out of 10 Singaporean workers, or 76%, see the importance of diversity policies in the workplace. Of those interviewed, 31% said they are being discriminated against regardless of background, gender, and other characteristics. The number was higher amongst younger […]
Read MoreWhile international trips have rebounded across the globe, the pace of recovery in Asia Pacific is still lagging as regional travel regulations differ and most countries adopt a cautious approach towards reopening. Thailand might be one of the very few destinations to welcome fully vaccinated travellers with minimal restrictions, but Thais eager to take short-haul […]
Read MoreBank Indonesia, the country’s central bank, is reportedly considering issuing a central bank digital currency (CBDC) to fight the use of cryptocurrency. “A CBDC would be one of the tools to fight crypto. We assume that people would find CBDC more credible than crypto,” said an assistant governor of the central bank. Central Bank Sees […]
Read MoreTHIS was no typical start to the work week in Singapore. At a bus depot in the city-state’s northern suburbs, people were lining up to do something extraordinary: make the journey of less than 2km across the water to Malaysia. Once almost as routine as the commute between New York and New Jersey, the economically […]
Read MoreAs major buyers in the market, commercial banks are holding large amounts of corporate bonds, mostly realty bonds. The central bank has issued a warning about the risks with the bonds. The State Bank of Vietnam (SBV) has issued Circular 16/2021 on credit institutions and foreign bank branches’ purchases of corporate bonds. Under the legal […]
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