Asean’s digital economy which reached $194 billion in 2022 is now projected to rise to $330 billion by 2025. Disclosing this at the opening of the 2023 ASEAN Investment Forum (AIF) in Jakarta on Satur…
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Vietnam joins Southeast Asian effort on cross-border payments
Vietnam’s central bank signed an agreement on Friday to be part of an initiative by five other Southeast Asian countries to establish a cross-border payments mechanisms between them. Vietnam wil…
India plans own certification for digital public infra, goods
India is working with multilateral forums, including the UN and the G20, to create collaborations that would certify, register, test and benchmark Indian digital public infrastructure (DPIs) and publi…
Laos to implement QR code transactions with Vietnam, Thailand, Cambodia
Governor of the Bank of Laos, Dr. Bounleua Sinxayvoravong, said that the use of QR code transactions will facilitate money transfers and payments by Lao workers and tourists in those countries and vic…
The impact of digitalization on Cambodia’s energy market
Digitalization is transforming industries worldwide, and Cambodia’s energy market is no exception. The adoption of digital technologies is driving significant changes in the way energy is produced, di…
ASEAN’s Digital Future: Promising but not Without Difficult Challenges
Despite ASEAN’s digital economy making head waves through its projected growth of more than $1 trillion by 2030, ASEAN’s digital future still faces tough challenges arising from the tightening securit…
India needs to prioritise blockchain tech for digital transformation
CHENNAI: Recently, I spoke (virtually) at an event and I witnessed a country ushering in a new dawn in its digital transformation journey. The event was the Laotian government’s inaugural Ministerial …
Bangladesh unveils $71 billion budget on digital economy, cashless society
The government projected an economic growth of 7.5 per cent in the annual budget, reports Xinhua news agency. Image Courtesy: Reuters. The Bangladesh government has unveiled a record 7.62 trillion tak…
India’s Adani Group weighs $3 bln investment in Vietnam
India’s Adani Group is exploring the possibility to invest up to $3 billion in seaport and renewable energy projects in Vietnam, the Vietnamese government said in a statement on Wednesday. The s…
Binance Academy holds first leg of educational drive in PH
Binance Academy, the educational platform of the world’s leading blockchain ecosystem and cryptocurrency infrastructure provider, has recently concluded the first leg of its Southeast Asia University …