The five-year plan is also targeting to provide 50,000 high-value jobs in the MSC, Malaysia’s high-technology business district. To enhance Malaysia’s digital economy by 2025, the Malaysia Digital Eco…
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Malaysia’s Maybank to implement $11.9 bln sustainable finance framework
Malaysia’s largest lender by assets, Malayan Banking Bhd (Maybank) (MBBM.KL), said on Monday it was committed to implementing a 50 billion ringgit ($11.88 billion) sustainable product framework …
TCS to help Malaysia in building a digital economy
IT firm to work with Human Resource Ministry of Malaysia India’s tech major Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) Ltd. is working closely with the Malaysian government to help that country develop a digital…
Digital economy cooperation opens new doors
In October, Nguyen, a man in Vietnam who has the inherited blood disorder thalassemia, successfully booked an online appointment with a medical expert in China. The man, who only wanted to be known by…
Malaysia: Scalability in digital banking licence bid
BANK Negara Malaysia’s (BNM) offer of digital banking licences attracted applications from 29 consortiums at the end of June, six months after the central bank released its Licensing Framework for Dig…
MyDIGITAL: Malaysia’s catalyst to drive native policies and digital-first economy
With digital transformation being an important catalyst for Malaysia’s inclusive economic recovery, MyDIGITAL and the Malaysia Digital Economy Blueprint announced today by Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyi…
Malaysia fast-tracks 5G with $3.7B goverment-funded network
Malaysia has revived its stalled 5G program with the aim of going live by year-end. Announcing the plan on Friday, Malaysian Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin has returned to the original scheme of a go…
How Myanmar could benefit from cryptocurrencies
Last week Bitcoin, the original and most prominent cryptocurrency, broke through the all-time highs of around $20,000 per coin. After crashing to just $5,200 in March, the digital currency increased b…
Technology and open collaboration key to addressing financial inclusion in SEA
While increasing financial inclusion has long been an aspirational goal for many organisations and governments in developing nations, the economic damage wrought by Covid-19 has made it a more urgent …
Bangladesh: Robust infrastructure key to faster digitalisation
Robust infrastructure and skilled manpower are essential to boost the ongoing digitalisation initiatives taken by the government. Overall digitalisation is happening in Bangladesh at a very fast pace …