Graduate management education (GME) programs worldwide saw a 7 percent rise in applications in 2025, building on last year's record-breaking growth, according to the latest annual Application Trends Survey of global business education trends released today by the Graduate Management Admission Council (GMAC), a nonprofit association of leading business schools worldwide.
This year's...
Xtransfer announced that from January to September in 2025, 75.9% of the platform's overseas collections came from emerging markets in Asia, Africa, and Latin America.
Emerging markets have become a new blue ocean for foreign trade enterprises expanding overseas, providing vital support for foreign trade growth. The continuous improvement of cross-border payment infrastructure is...
Agoda released its research report, Tailored to Win: Capturing Asia's Tourism Boom, showing that nearly all hotels adopting advanced localization reported improved guest satisfaction and loyalty, with 99% seeing higher satisfaction scores and 91% noting guests are willing to pay more per room.
As Asia cements its position as the world's fastest-growing travel...
Kearney's 2025 Global Cities Report highlighted the enduring strength of Asia Pacific (APAC) cities on the Global Cities Index (GCI), a ranking of the world's most internationally connected and influential cities.
Despite heightened global volatility and geopolitical fragmentation, APAC cities including Tokyo, Singapore, Beijing, Hong Kong, and Shanghai continued to rank among...
The Singapore Business Federation (SBF) has released findings from its National Business Survey 2025 – Q4 Business Sentiments Edition indicating early signs of stabilisation in business sentiments, as firms navigate persistent global cost and trade pressures while positioning for measured recovery.
Overall business sentiment has turned cautiously positive, with the...
A study by Agoda shows that artificial intelligence (AI) adoption is high among software developers in Southeast Asia and India, but its usage is still maturing.
Developers use it pragmatically to accelerate work without compromising quality, while organizations face the challenge of putting in place the policies, practices, and frameworks needed to support...
On 12 February 2026, Budget 2026 was delivered by Prime Minister and Minister for Finance, Mr Lawrence Wong. This was the government’s first Budget in its new term and comes at the start of the post-SG60 phase.
Budget 2026 is designed to refresh the strategies that have given Singapore an...
On 12 February 2026, Budget 2026 was delivered by Prime Minister and Minister for Finance, Mr Lawrence Wong. This was the government’s first Budget in its new term and comes at the start of the post-SG60 phase.
This budget also comes at a time of profound global change which, while...
A survey by Flo Energy reveals that cost savings remain the top driver for small and medium enterprises (SMEs) when choosing or switching electricity retailers — far ahead of sustainability, despite Singapore's national commitment to the Green Plan 2030.
Flo's SME Renewable Energy Insights Survey found that across all respondents, nearly two-thirds (62%) said...
Southeast Asia is in a defining period of economic consolidation. With strengthening trade relationships, accelerating digitalisation, and renewed coordination under Malaysia’s 2025 ASEAN Chairmanship, the region is more interconnected than at any point in its history.
Yet despite this momentum, one structural challenge continues to hold back the full...
