Banks Singapore’s UOB lowers loan growth amid profit rise Aya El Sayed Feb 22, 2024 0 Singapore’s United Overseas Bank (UOB) announced on Thursday that it is reducing its loan growth projections for…
Banks Thailand seeks emergency rate cut Aya Anwar Feb 20, 2024 0 The Prime Minister of Thailand Srettha Thavisin requested that the central bank call an emergency meeting of its…
Feature Thailand leaves rate unchanged for 2nd time Aya Anwar Feb 7, 2024 0 Bank of Thailand fix its benchmark interest rate for the second consecutive meeting defying government pressure to…
Feature Economic crisis in Thailand looming – poll Aya El Sayed Jan 28, 2024 0 Most Thais perceive an urgent economic crisis in the country, according to a report by the National Institute of…
Feature Low-emissions power to meet global demand – IEA Aya El Sayed Jan 24, 2024 0 Power generated from low-emission sources like wind, solar, and nuclear will suffice to satisfy the increase in…
News New York returns more than 40 stolen antiquities to Italy Sama Mousa Aug 9, 2023 0 New York authorities returned more than 40 stolen antiquities to Italy on Tuesday worth nearly $3.5 million.
Tech/AI TikTok to invest billions of dollars in Southeast Asia – Shou Zi Chew Nada Ali Jun 15, 2023 0 TikTok would invest billions of dollars in Southeast Asia in the next few years, as it doubles down on the region…
Money TikTok targets $20 bln in e-commerce business in 2023 Nada Ali Jun 8, 2023 0 ByteDance-owned TikTok seeks more than quadruple the size of its worldwide e-commerce operations to $20 billion in…
Feature Egypt’s tech transport start-up Swvl heads to Southeast Asian in 2019 Amwal Al Ghad English Nov 22, 2018 0 Egyptian transport tech start-up Swvl plans to expand into Southeast Asia next year after securing what the company…
International News Southeast Asia’s biggest economy incurs first trade deficit in 19 months Yomna Yasser Aug 15, 2017 0 Indonesia posted its first trade deficit since late 2015 in July, as imports rose more than exports did, the…