Tran Dinh Long had no experience in steel when he decided to gatecrash the industry back in the mid-1990s, betting Vietnam was going to need a lot more of it as the country developed.
Philippine Banks’ Pandemic Rebound Quicker Than Asian Crisis Era
Philippine banks will recover faster from the impact of the coronavirus pandemic than they did from the Asian financial crisis due to record-low interest rates, higher capital and a stable economy, …
Japan’s stocks set to trade lower ahead of China’s fourth-quarter GDP data release
Investor focus will be on Chinese economic data, including the country’s fourth-quarter GDP print, expected to be out at around 10:00 a.m. HK/SIN.
Oman closes land borders to guard against new variant coronavirus
The Sultanate’s Supreme Committee decided to keep land borders closed for one week, extendable, from Monday, 18 January 2021, starting from 6pm Oman is to close its land borders once again as it seeks …
Building a Digitally Inclusive Sri Lanka
In an era where the global digital transformation market is expected to grow from US$ 470 billion to US$ 1,010 billion, with a CAGR of 16.5% in the next five years, one Sri Lankan company is capitaliz …
Japan manufacturers’ sentiment stabilises in Jan, services weaken – Reuters Tankan
Manufacturers’, service-sector mood seen little changed ahead TOKYO, Jan 18 (Reuters) – Sentiment among Japanese manufacturers stabilised in January to the least pessimistic in more than a year from …
Budget 2021: What does the Indian startup ecosystem expect
Ahead of this year’s Union Budget on February 1, here’s what business leaders, entrepreneurs, investors, and other stakeholders from the Indian startup ecosystem expect from the Indian government.
HCL Tech: Digital, Product Business Drove Q3 Margins, Says ICICI Direct
ICICI Direct Report Ltd. reported healthy margins in Q3 FY21 and were above our estimates. The company has also revised its margins guidance upwards from 20-21% in FY21E to 21-21.5%. Revenues were in …
Dominic Raab calls QC acting for Hong Kong government ‘mercenary’
David Perry is giving China a PR coup by acting against pro-democracy activists, foreign secretary says …
Maldives monitors travel arrivals spike
MALE, The Maldives, 18 January 2021: The Maldives welcomed 40,000 tourists during the first two weeks of January 2021 according to the Ministry of Tourism statistics available online. First reported …