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08 Nov

TACKLING ASIA’S TROUBLES THROUGH TECH

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Asia is the most-exciting and fast-moving region in the world for tech and innovation right now. That’s particularly true when it comes to e-commerce, fintech, transport, healthcare and artificial intelligence (AI).  Tech giants and startups of all sizes are targeting Asian markets as they aim to cash in on the […]
28 Sep

CHALLENGER BANKS TAKING ASIAN FINANCE DIGITAL

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Just 10 years ago, the idea of keeping your money in a bank that existed only online would have been ridiculous or scary. Probably both. A bank with no physical address, no counters, no tellers, no cash you could touch? The average consumer would have baulked. Today, it’s not as […]
24 Sep

ASIA BUYS IN TO E-COMMERCE

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Asia’s e-commerce industry has scale, to say the least. The continent is home to more than 4.5 billion people. Roughly half of them, 2.3 billion, shop online.  In 2018, Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba generated US$30.8 billion in sales during Singles’ Day, an online shopping festival in China held every November […]
19 Aug

CRYPTOCURRENCIES IN ASIA: OPPORTUNITIES AND CHALLENGES

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Bitcoin was a little-known instrument trading at the fringes of financial markets until 2017. Its value, which was valued at just US$2 in December 2011, rose close to US$1,000 around year end. But 2017 made the cryptocurrency’s name. It skyrocketed until it peaked at an all-time high of $19,783.06 in […]
13 Aug

ASIA FOCUS: THE SHARING ECONOMY

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People used to be accused of “oversharing” if they got a little too personal. Those days are long gone — today, it’s all about sharing. The global sharing economy is thriving. It should rocket from US$15 billion in 2013 to US$335 billion in 2025, according to a PwC report. That […]
01 Aug

REGULATING THE ASIAN DIGITAL REVOLUTION

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As the digital revolution sweeps across Asia, governments across the continent now have the opportunity to expedite progress and reap even greater rewards from digital technologies. By enacting policies that reinforce the foundations of the digital economy, governments can encourage economic development while ensuring that both businesses and consumers are […]