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Password stealers eye small businesses
Business, Published on 02/11/2022
» Small and medium enterprises form the backbone of Southeast Asia's growing economy. Accounting for more than 90% of the private businesses in the region, this sector is responsible for generating employment, exports and GDP growth.
The coming storm
Business, William Hicks & Lamonphet Apisitniran, Published on 16/04/2020
» Despite the relatively low number of new coronavirus cases in Thailand, hospitals are already reaching capacity in dealing with patients that need intensive care unit (ICU) treatment and ventilators, says Boon Vanasin, chairman of Thonburi Healthcare Group (THG).
The hidden cost of the Coronavirus pandemic
Helene Decamps, Published on 14/04/2020
» In an Industry where employee recruitment is already a leading issue, the Tourism Industry has taken the biggest hit from the novel Coronavirus, with an estimated 50 to 75 million jobs to be lost in the Industry alone. Yet, savvy and more experienced businesses that do not lose sight of the long-term vision for the benefit of the short-term cash flow, know that laying off workers has significant costs, and rehiring and training new workers can be expensive.
Markets rise as deaths slow in hotspots: Virus update
Bloomberg, Published on 06/04/2020
» Germany and Spain reported lower numbers of new cases, a tentative sign that lockdown measures are easing the outbreak.
Unlike 2008, world's economic doctors feud over cure
AFP, Published on 15/03/2020
» LONDON: "I think the patient is stabilised," then US president Barack Obama declared after G20 powers prescribed unprecedented remedies to steady the crisis-wracked world economy just over a decade ago.
Worry goes viral
Asia focus, Patpon Sabpaitoon and Yu Hsiang Wang, Published on 17/02/2020
» The coronavirus that emerged late last year in central China has taken a terrible toll of human lives, but as efforts to contain it gather momentum, attention is turning to the health of the Chinese, Asian and global economies. How sick are they and how long might a full recovery take?
China virus risk outlook
Business, Fitch Solutions, Published on 31/01/2020
» China's services sector, which accounts for more than 60% of the country's economy, is expected to be negatively affected by the current coronavirus outbreak, posing downside risks to our forecast of 5.9% real GDP growth in 2020.
Mobile security risks soaring
Business, Published on 06/05/2019
» Backdoors, malicious cryptomining, fake apps and banking Trojans all increased substantially in 2018, propelled by cybercriminals' quest for illicit profits, according to the latest Mobile Threat Report from the security firm McAfee. Most notably, the number of fake app detections increased from around 10,000 in June 2018 to nearly 65,000 in December.
Driverless cars to shake up insurance industry
Jesus Alcocer, Published on 10/02/2018
» Car insurance premiums may drop by 25% in the next four years, drastically reducing their role in the insurance business, as car ownership shifts to corporations and autonomous vehicles make driving safer.