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    Thailand gains access to XTransfer platform

    Business, Suchit Leesa-nguansuk, Published on 28/03/2024

    » XTransfer, a Chinese fintech unicorn, has expanded its business-to-business (B2B) cross-border trade payment platform to Thailand to capitalise on global trade conducted by small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs).

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    Banking on transformation

    Asia focus, Chiratas Nivatpumin, Published on 19/11/2018

    » The rise of blockchain technology, quantum computing, artificial intelligence (AI) and digital currencies will completely transform how banks operate in the future, according to William Winters, group chief executive for Standard Chartered Bank.

  • News & article

    Best of both worlds

    Asia focus, Erich Parpart, Published on 30/10/2017

    » Smart manufacturing does not always involve robots replacing people. Instead, robots should be viewed as enablers instead of disruptors, with productivity and efficiency enhanced by automation, artificial intelligence (AI) and the Internet of Things (IoT).

  • News & article

    Opec output-cut deal provides lift for equities

    Business, Published on 03/10/2016

    » Recap: Global stock markets see-sawed last week with news developments. The relief rally that followed the previous week's Fed meeting ebbed, but Hillary Clinton's strong performance against Donald Trump in the first US presidential debate cheered investors. Also buoying sentiment was Opec's surprise agreement to cut oil output, but worries about the health of Deutsche Bank, which faces huge US fines for dodgy business practices, capped gains. The Opec decision helped the energy-heavy Thai stock market recoup some earlier losses.

  • News & article

    Life is a journey, not a destination

    Business, Detlef Reis, Published on 03/03/2016

    » 'Two roads diverged in a wood, and I -- I took the one less travelled, And that has made all the difference", are the key lines in Robert Frost's famous poem "The Road Not Taken". Thirteen years ago, I experienced a magical Eureka moment that made me leave the well-trodden path and continue my journey through life and my professional career along the path less travelled -- and that has made all the difference.

  • News & article

    Staying in shape

    Asia focus, Umesh Pandey, Published on 01/06/2015

    » Asian banks remain healthy and have managed to avoid the ongoing problems faced by some multinationals that have been divesting assets left, right and centre, say some of the region's top finance executives.

  • News & article

    Wings of change

    Asia focus, Wanant Kerdchuen, Published on 25/05/2015

    » Most people instantly associate the no-frills carrier AirAsia with its high-profile founder, Tony Fernandes, and few outside the aviation industry would even recognise the company's chief executive officer if they saw her on the street.

  • Forum

    ASEAN Takes Front and Centre Role

    By prnews, Created on: 05/01/2015, Last updated on: 05/01/2015

    » [b:1h7z27ga]ASEAN Takes Front and Centre Role at Asian Financial Forum 2015 in Hong Kong[/b:1h7z27ga] [b:1h7z27ga](6 January 2015)[/b:1h7z27ga] – Senior ASEAN leaders and ASEAN-related themes will figure prominently at the upcoming Asian Financial Forum (AFF) in Hong Kong, to be organised by the...

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  • News & article

    Gold demand rising in Asia

    Jon Fernquest, Published on 25/09/2013

    » As big investors sell (expecting fall in gold price) smaller investors step in & buy with renewed interest in gold.

  • News & article

    Cyprus crisis sends stocks down

    Published on 19/03/2013

    » LONDON - Europe's main stock markets lost ground on Monday on news that Cyprus might tax bank deposits as part of a controversial international bailout.

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