SINGAPORE] Businesses around the world are rethinking long-term strategies as volatility rises, with generative artificial intelligence (Gen AI) tools of particular interest, based on a global survey …
Cathay Cineplexes operator mulls closing down its cinemas to address ‘financial challenges’
Cathay Cineplexes operator mm2 Asia is considering several options as it struggles with millions of dollars in debt.
Cathay Cineplexes operator mulls closing down its cinemas to address ‘financial challenges’
Cathay Cineplexes operator mm2 Asia is considering several options as it struggles with millions of dollars in debt.
Singapore Central Bank Sees Slower Financial Sector Growth
Singapore will likely see slower growth in its financial sector in coming years as a confluence of trade and geopolitical tension clouds the economic outlook for the trade-dependent country, according …
Singapore c.bank warns of slower growth in second half of 2025
Singapore’s economic growth is likely to slow in the second half of the year despite a better-than-expected performance in the first half because of uncertainties over tariffs, the head of its central …
UK Export Finance Marks Historic Turkmenistan Visit
UK Export Finance visited Turkmenistan for the first time last month and met with key ministries and institutions. The British Embassy in Ashgabat is …
Forced Into Underage Marriages, Kyrgyz And Tajik Girls See Dreams Derailed
In Tajikistan and Kyrgyzstan, teenage girls are commonly forced to marry before reaching adulthood, in spite of laws setting the minimum age of marriage at 18. RFE/RL spoke to two teenagers who were …
‘Las Vegas in Laos’ goes from development boom to cybercrime hub
In the Golden Triangle Special Economic Zone in Laos, the fun of casinos is being replaced by the worry of criminals.
NDB Bank Honoured with Prestigious Titles at Asian Banking & Finance Awards 2025
This year’s honours follow closely on the heels of NDB’s earlier win under the Wholesale Banking Awards category, where the Bank was named Domestic Project Finance Bank of the Year – Sri Lanka, …
Central Asia wary Russia will turn on ruble “printing press” to cope with cooling economy, say experts
Russia will turn on the ruble “printing press” to cope with its first economic slowdown since the February 2022 start of its war with Ukraine and this will inevitably impact the countries of Central …