By Collins Chong Yew Keat
The visit of newly elected Thai Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin to Malaysia comes at a vital opportune need for Thailand to ensure long-term economic and geostrategic returns. Chief among the objectives will be to strengthen traditional domains of greater economic and trade returns, for both...
With the economic disruption caused by the Covid-19 pandemic and subsequent lockdowns, continuous growth and expansion might be the last thing on the minds of companies and business owners. However, the truth is often surprising. Rather than hunkering down until the economic crisis blows over, four in five financial...
SMEs in five Southeast Asian (SEA) markets, that being Malaysia, Singapore, Indonesia, Thailand, and Vietnam, are counting on the benefits of technology to help weather the storm of the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a recent survey conducted by United Overseas Bank (UOB), Accenture, and Dun & Bradstreet.
The research was...
When acquiring a new phone, the instinct to shield it with a protective case against potential falls is second nature. But what about safeguarding your data beyond just Anti-Virus? Kaspersky sheds light on three crucial reasons why mobile devices demand software protection:
Safeguarding Your Finances: The post-pandemic surge in...
The Advanced Computing for Executives (ACE) centre, a continuing education and training unit under the National University of Singapore’s School of Computing (NUS Computing), and All Digital Future LLP have partnered to launch a new Digital Transformation Leaders Programme (NUS DTLP).
The programme is designed around “The allDigitalFuture Playbook” (taP),...
CIMB Group Holdings Bhd announced the CIMB ESG-SME Pitch Challenge to accelerate and enable ASEAN SMEs that have sustainability-focused business models or operations to seek equity funding that will enable them to advance their business to the next level.
The ESG-SME Pitch Challenge makes its debut as part of the...
Transparency and open government data are fundamental to good governance and effective public administration, said Mr. Niwatchai Kasemmongkol, the Secretary-General of the National Anti-Corruption Commission (NACC).
He said this in a lecture titled "Open Data: A Powerful Weapon Against Corruption in the Digital Age" at the PPTV FORUM 2023 on...
Capital Markets Malaysia (CMM), an affiliate of the Securities Commission Malaysia (SC) in collaboration with the Climate Bonds Initiative, has launched its interactive Transition Strategy Toolkit, aimed at supporting local and regional efforts towards the global net zero goal by leveraging transition finance amongst mature and mid-tier corporates.
The toolkit...
By Thomas Parks and Hannah Najar
As the Covid-19 Delta variant unleashes a storm over Southeast Asia, the region’s micro, small, and medium enterprises (MSMEs) are desperately trying to hold on. Just when we thought the first two waves were challenging, the third wave of Covid-19 has produced more...
Agriculture-based SMEs need to adopt advanced technology and automation solutions to further foster growth in Malaysia's agricultural sector.
In Asean countries, the agricultural sector contribution to the GDP ranged from 0.03 per cent (Singapore) to 22.8 per cent (Myanmar and Cambodia). Malaysia was ranked eighth with 7.4% to its GDP...
Japan's Suga vows to put growth ahead of fiscal reform, signals status quo of Abenomics
Yoshihide Suga, on course to become Japan's next prime minister, said he would maintain incumbent premier Shinzo Abe's policy prioritising economic growth over efforts to fix the country's tattered finances. Suga, Japan's chief cabinet secretary,...
The Asian Institute of Chartered Bankers (AICB) and the UK- based Global Ethical Finance Initiative (GEFI) are collaborating to host the Ethical Finance ASEAN 2023 Summit, building on last year’s successful inaugural edition. This virtual event, themed “Financing Transition” will be held on 30 March 2023 and is complimentary.
The...
