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Economy

OCBC, HSBC, Mitsubishi UFJ in Singapore blockchain tie-up

System to speed customer verification, lower compliance costs

3 October 2017
A visitor at World SME Expo in Hong Kong
Business

SMEs key to SAP's rapid growth in Asia

Regional president of German software company seeing 'fast adoption' of cloud services

3 October 2017
The Boeung Kak lake in Phnom Penh, now filled with sand to facilitate the building of a hotel, apartments and shopping mall. Several locals who protested against the project were jailed. (Photo by Simon Roughneen)
3 October 2017
Coal will remain the main source of power generation in ASEAN in the coming decades, says Wood Mackenzie analyst Edi Saputra.
Economy

ASEAN needs to double power capacity in less than 20 years

Meeting demand will take $500 billion worth of new generation facilities

2 October 2017
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Economy

Record bid for Singapore land adds to office-market momentum

Prime rents expected to rise 16% in the next three years, says Knight Frank

29 September 2017
People peer into smartphones at a bus top in Hanoi in August.
Economy

Vietnamese, Philippine digital ad spending to double in 2017

Smartphones and e-commerce ignite Southeast Asian market growth

28 September 2017
Students brush their teeth at a dental health event organized by the government in Denpasar, Indonesia, in July.
Economy

Indonesia, Vietnam leap up global competitiveness list

World Economic Forum spots improvements in health, education, tech

27 September 2017
Malaysian and Singapore officials signed an MOU on Monday in Kuala Lumpur for a subway shuttle.
Economy

Malaysia, Singapore forming subway shuttle company

New link to complement high speed intercity service, boost Iskandar

26 September 2017
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Economy

Singapore factory output tops forecasts, more sectors rally

Growth broadens beyond electronics suggesting momentum could hold

26 September 2017
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Economy

Singapore office rents rise for second straight quarter

Supply to taper off next year, further boosting rents

26 September 2017
China's better than expected economic expansion will buoy Asia's growth in 2017.
Economy

Global trade, China will buoy Asia's growth to 5.8% in 2018

ADB says latest outlook for the region is 'heartening'

26 September 2017
Tourists from China pose in front of Singapore's iconic Marina Bay. (AP Photo/Wong Maye-E)
Economy

Singapore works with Alipay to lift Chinese tourism experience

Providing better access to information to encourage repeat visits

25 September 2017
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Economy

Singapore inflation muted ahead of monetary policy statement

Central bank likely to remain on hold in October

25 September 2017
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Economy

'TPP 11' talks set parameters for moving forward

Suspending rules on state-owned enterprises among sticking points

23 September 2017
Chinese President Xi Jinping speaks during a briefing on the final day of the Belt and Road Forum, at the Yanqi Lake International Conference Centre, north of Beijing in May.
Economy

Chinese slowdown, commodities behind slow trade, not protectionism

Middle class expansion and internet can revive trade; Asia seen benefitting

21 September 2017
Nobuyuki Hirano, president of Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group, speaks at the Fin/Sum Week 2017 forum in Tokyo on Sept. 19.
Economy

Fledgling Japanese fintech sector needs to 'design for global use'

Introspective goals holding Tokyo back from becoming global hub

21 September 2017
An elderly couple sells fruit on a sidewalk at night in Bangkok.
Economy

Asia will be home to 60% of world's elderly by 2030s: Deloitte

Opportunities for businesses abound -- but so do manpower, other challenges

21 September 2017
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Economy

Export growth brings currency headaches for Asia

Governments and central banks are gearing up to tackle appreciation risks

21 September 2017
Indonesian Finance Minister Sri Mulyani Indrawati (Photo by Shinya Sawai)
Economy

Don't neglect globalization's 'losers'

Indonesian finance minister talks about the benefits and pitfalls of competition

21 September 2017
The estuary of the remote Galasai River separating Thailand’s Krabi and Trang provinces would become the entrance to the Kra Canal. (Photo by William Mellor)
Economy

European business leaders back a Thai canal project

Conference staged by influential Thais calls for seaway linking Indian and Pacific Oceans

21 September 2017
PCC Chairman Arsenio Balisacan (Photo by Kimberly Dela Cruz)
Economy

Philippine antitrust watchdog asks Duterte for big personnel boost

Chairman braces for 'deluge' of complaints now that grace period is over

20 September 2017
A cashier stacks bank notes at a bank in Chandigarh, India. The rupee is at a two-year high, posing a threat to manufacturing.
Economy

Export growth brings currency headaches for Asia

Central banks and governments gear up to tackle painful currency appreciation

19 September 2017
Funds raised globally through ICOs soared in the April-July period. (Photo by Ken Kobayashi)
Economy

ICOs: dream for startups, nightmare for regulators

Millions raised in seconds, but questionable practices rife

18 September 2017