Uber and Airbnb have long been the poster children for the sharing economy. In other realms of society, entrepreneurs are also trying to match demand …
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6 Technology-driven Industries That Will Be Important for the Philippine Economy in the Future
Since the early 2000s, the Philippines’ technology sector has been largely defined by a multitude of businesses engaged in electronics manufacturing, …
India, ADB sign $1.2 bln loan agreements for infrastructure projects in several states
The Indian government and the Asian Development Bank (ADB) on Tuesday signed a loan agreement of $1.22 billion to improve the connectivity of key econ…
Southeast Asia’s tech industry goes from a gallop to a canter
After a couple of years of spectacular growth, tech start-ups and tech giants alike are now facing a less optimistic outlook. During the third quarter…
Asean Today – Dec 2022
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Indonesia eyes $11 bln in capital market fundraising this year
Indonesia is targeting 170 trillion rupiah ($10.92 billion) in capital market fundraising for this year, including from initial public offerings and d…
Navigating economic perfect storms
During the opening of the summit of G20 finance ministers and central-bank governors on October 12, 2022, I warned that the world is facing increasing…
Asean at the crossroads: Reimagining the Asean Community
THE Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean) has recovered gradually from what seems to be the most severe phase of the Covid-19 pandemic crisis…
China is losing its place as the centre of the world’s supply chains. Here are 5 places supply chains are going instead
Global manufacturing powerhouse China’s rise as the world’s factory spanned over four decades and ushered in an era of globalization and i…
From India to Kazakhstan, suddenly everyone is hunting for alternatives to the US Dollar
Several economies are chipping away at dollar use as a by-product of efforts to build new payment networks — a campaign that pre-dates the surging gre…