A regional survey by CPA Australia about business technology adoption collected responses from 1,117 accounting and finance professionals across markets in the Asia-Pacific such as Australia, mainland China, including 154 responses from Hong Kong.
Commenting on the results, Dr Albert Wong, Deputy Chair of CPA Australia's Greater Bay Area Committee...
Startups and small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) are the lifeblood of Asia’s economies. They account for about 70 percent of jobs and over a third of GDP, and they are at the forefront of the region’s productivity gains. Across industries, SMEs and dynamic startups are using artificial intelligence (AI),...
IBM’s Cost of a Data Breach Report reveals that AI adoption is greatly outpacing AI security and governance. While the overall number of organizations experiencing an AI-related breach is a small representation of the researched population, this is the first time security, governance and access controls for AI have...
Findings from the National Business Survey 2025 – Annual Business Sentiments Edition released by the Singapore Business Federation has revealed that overall business confidence - measured by the Business Sentiment Index (BSI) - declined from 55.4 in Q2 2025 to 52.2 in Q3 2025.
Sentiment toward Singapore’s economic outlook over...
APEC headlines often center on geopolitics and trade diplomacy, with good reason. However, at the APEC 2025 CEO Forum, themed ‘Bridge, Business, Beyond’, it was clear that beyond the political headlines, a story on artificial intelligence (AI) is also unfolding in Asia-Pacific's boardrooms, factories, and startups where businesses are...
Datuk William Ng is well known in Malaysia for his tireless efforts to champion SMEs. The National President of SAMENTA (Small and Medium Enterprises Association of Malaysia), Malaysia’s oldest SME organisation, his advocacy for a pro-SME regulatory environment and productivity-linked incentives has shaped numerous national conversations and policies.
He is...
Checkout.com has launched the inaugural Digital Economy Trust Index, which measures consumer confidence in digital platforms and ranks 16 countries based on security, transparency and user experience in the digital economy.
The ranking reveals a strong direct correlation between consumer trust in the digital economy and individual country GDP growth...
At the Global Anti-Scam Summit (GASS) Asia 2025 in September, a series of key initiatives to combat the rising tide of online scams was announced.
State Of Scams In Southeast Asia 2025 reportThe "State of Scams in Southeast Asia 2025 Report," which surveyed 6,000 people across Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines,...
Digitalisation is essential to the growth of Singapore’s overall economy. In 2024, Singapore’s digital economy grew by SG$12 billion, expanding to a total of SG$128.1 billion.
This accounts for 18.6% of the nation’s gross domestic product (GDP), up from 18.0% in 2023 and 14.9% in 2019.
According to IMDA’s Singapore Digital...
This article is contributed by the Inland Revenue Authority of Singapore (IRAS).
The Year of Assessment (YA) 2025 Corporate Income Tax (CIT) filing season is now underway. To help you file with ease, the Inland Revenue Authority of Singapore (IRAS) has prepared a comprehensive guide covering filing requirements and responsibilities,...
