Siam Commercial Bank is opening “Siam Commercial Bank Myanmar” to fully expand to Myanmar’s financial market, the only Thai bank allowed to operate a wholly owned subsidiary bank in the Republic of ... ( read original story ...)
SDB Bank, CA Sri Lanka to boost entrepreneurship
The landmark tie-up between SDB bank and The Institute of Chartered Accountants of Sri Lanka (CA Sri Lanka) was set in motion in last month, with a focused entrepreneurship development and business ... ( read original story ...)
BusinessWorld One-on-One: Philippine Business Outlook 2021
Without a doubt, the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has left the economy on its deepest slump. However, experts projected that the worst might be over and 2021 will be a year of economic ... ( read original story ...)
“Make in Vietnam” key to Vietnam’s target of high income by 2045
Nguyen Quang Dong, Director of the Institute for Policy Studies and Media Development, talks about Vietnam’s efforts to master science and technology production to help it achieve the goal of becoming ... ( read original story ...)
China Unexpectedly Drains Cash as Leverage Builds in Bonds
China’s central bank withdrew cash from the financial system for the first time in six months, after excess liquidity had pushed an interbank borrowing cost to an all-time low. ( read original story ...)
Need stressed for tapping African region to promote Pakistan’s exports
Amir Muhammad Khan, High Commissioner-designate of Pakistan to Rwanda, has said that Africa offers huge potential to Pakistan for exports and stressed that the private sector should focus on African ... ( read original story ...)
Gold Hasn’t Lost Its Allure, WGC India Director Says
P.R. Somasundaram, managing director for India at the World Gold Council, discusses the outlook for the precious metal and bitcoin. He speaks with Rishaad Salamat and Haslinda Amin on "' Asia." (Sourc ... ( read original story ...)
U.S.-China trade war has cost up to 245,000 U.S. jobs: business group study
U.S. President Donald Trump's trade war with China has caused a peak loss of 245,000 U.S. jobs, but a gradual scaling back of tariffs on both sides would boost growth and lead to an additional 145,000 ... ( read original story ...)
‘China-watching’ is a lucrative business. But whose language do the experts speak?
The question of whether one needs to be able to speak Chinese to understand China has never been so fraught, says scientist Yangyang Cheng ... ( read original story ...)
Decoupling With China and its Impact on Business
Joerg Wuttke, president at EU Chamber of Commerce in China, discusses his report on China’s decoupling from other major economies and the impact its having on business. He speaks on “: China Open.” (S ... ( read original story ...)