BigPay, the fintech arm of airline AirAsia, has secured an investment of up to US$100 million from South Korea’s SK Group. Founded in 2017, BigPay offers users in Malaysia and Singapore a digita…
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Bangladesh on cusp of industrial revolution
Bangladesh is on the cusp of an industrial revolution as incomes rise and technology plays an ever-increasing role in the economy, according to HSBC. “Urbanisation, smaller households and more w…
ADB, New Hope sign $20-million deal to finance agriculture projects
THE ASIAN Development Bank (ADB) and New Hope Singapore Private Ltd. (NHS) signed a $20-million loan agreement that will extend financing assistance to farmers in South and Southeast Asia, including t…
A World of Networks: taking advantage of change in Vietnam
Watch on Youtube The past few years have seen disruption across the Asia Pacific region of enormous scale. But disruption is not always negative and the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic and US-China geopolit…
ASEAN ministers join hands in COVID-19 fight
The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) member states together could further strengthen initiatives to curb COVID-19 issues in the region through the ASEAN Comprehensive Recovery Framework,…
Economic outlook for South Asia dampened, but Bangladesh recovering: ADB
The Asian Development Bank has said the economic outlook for South Asia is dampened by new waves of COVID-19, but the Bangladesh economy is recovering. The country’s exports in the first 11 months of …
MDEC aims to boost Malaysia’s digital economy with DIF5 by generating RM50bn worth of investments, and more
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…
Invest energy establishes joint venture with European ESG fund for investments in SE Asia
Invest Energy, a leading clean energy and energy efficiency solutions developer & investor based in Malaysia, is establishing a joint venture with the leading Swiss Fund Manager, SUSI Partners AG…
What most angel investors misunderstand about tech startups in Asean
Sky-high valuations in ASEAN in recent years have led to ten unicorns emerging from the region. Post-Covid, the forced digitisation of various industries – namely automation for SMEs and a beefe…
On China’s Doorstep, Laos Plays a Careful Game of Balancing
Recent years have witnessed much concern about the expanding scale of China’s influence within Laos. Almost half of Laos’ total public debt is now held by China. The Chinese state-owned company China …