Indian consumers are placing a high priority on brands that offer a better value for money and consider ethical and sustainable efforts. As such, they prefer to purchase more from local brands than imported ones as they are deemed to be more aligned with consumers’ expectations.
‘Localism’ mindset
Saptarshi Banerjee, senior...
Asian equities were in green on Monday if one can ignore covid woes in key regional areas mainly in India, Indonesia and the Philippines. In doing so, the broader sentiment follows Wall Street's gain after the US economics stay firm following the faster jabbing in the West. Though, Europe's...
New research of global CIOs launched today from Expereo reveals that large global enterprises are moving 'Faster to the Future' with an increased focus on technology investment to fuel growth through global expansion.
The research of over 650 CIOs in global enterprises across Europe, US and APAC shows that half...
New research from GBG, the leading expert in global identity and location, has revealed almost all APAC businesses are worried about the more organised and widespread fraud.
The findings are part of GBG's new Global Fraud Report 2024, surveying companies in Australia, New Zealand, Malaysia, Indonesia, Thailand and the Philippines...
At the moment with the never ending sight of the pandemic waning away, obviously there's a high degree of uncertainty in the world.
For some though, in this unprecedented time, it's the perfect opportunity to start a business. Historically, after every financial crisis, innovation and creativity tends to spark new...
Merchant commerce platform, Pine Labs, has announced a new investment of US$20 million from India’s largest commercial bank, the State Bank of India (SBI).
In 2021, Pine Labs had raised a total round size of US$600 million from a marquee set of new investors and followed it up with a...
Employers in Asia Pacific (Apac) are boosting their salary increase projections for 2022, fueled by tight labour markets and the rise in inflation, according to the latest Salary Budget Planning Survey Report by Willis Towers Watson (WTW).
The survey of 5,728 companies, conducted between October and November 2021, found two...
ANEXT Bank, a digital wholesale bank and subsidiary of Ant Group, is marking its one-year anniversary since its launch in June 2022. The bank has successfully stayed true to its mission of catering to the underserved financing needs of SMEs, while making financial services accessible and effortless for them.
ANEXT...
The Business Show is coming to Singapore! It is transforming the Singapore Expo into the ULTIMATE hub for entrepreneurs, business owners, and startups on the 30th and 31st of August, it is all set to inspire and encourage the development of startups, SMEs, large businesses, and much more!
According to...
BillionBricks, a climate-tech venture that combines clean energy and large-scale affordable housing, announced today it has closed a US$2.45 Million seed funding round which was led by investment from Thakral Corporation Ltd. Thakral Corporation joins ENGIE as cornerstone investors in BillionBricks.
The Singaporean start-up was founded in 2013 as a...
During the first four days of China’s National Day Golden Week in 2024, Alipay recorded a significant increase in transactions made by Chinese tourists abroad, with a 60% rise compared to the same period in 2023. Popular destinations such as Malaysia, Korea, Thailand, Hong Kong SAR, and Singapore showed...
FedEx Express (FedEx), a subsidiary of FedEx Corp. (NYSE: FDX) and one of the world’s largest express transportation companies, has released findings from its latest research report conducted in partnership with Forbes Insights, which aimed to identify key international growth trends for SMEs in the Asia Pacific region over...
