The DBS SME Pulse Check Survey, conducted ahead of the coming 2023/24 Hong Kong Budget announcement, found that 58% of Hong Kong’s SMEs would like to receive more funding and financial support from the government, amid growing concerns about the state of the global economy.According to the...
The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) and the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) have launched the linkage between Singapore’s PayNow and India’s Unified Payments Interface (UPI). This will enable customers of participating financial institutions in Singapore and India to send and receive funds between bank accounts or...
Singapore's FY2023 Budget Statement was delivered on Tuesday, 14 February, by Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Finance, Lawrence Wong. This budget comes as Singapore returns to DORSCON Green, the demand has picked up for sectors like F&B and retail, and air travel has resumed.
22 members of the WTO Joint Statement Initiative on Electronic Commerce (JSI) met on the sidelines of the World Economic Forum Annual Meeting in Davos, Switzerland, on 20 January 2023, to affirm their commitment to establish a set of baseline rules to govern the global digital economy.
eCommerce is becoming an indispensable part of every business. As the digital landscape continues to evolve, the number of eCommerce users is predicted to grow to 4.3 million users by 2027.
However, despite its undeniable perks, many heartland retailers are still struggling to take...
Produced by MIT Technology Review Insights in association with Code42, the Cyber Defense Index 2022/23 (CDI) is the first annual comparative ranking of the world's 20 largest and most digitally forward economies on their preparation against, and response and recovery from, cybersecurity threat.
Countries are...
While many countries are gradually regaining a sense of normalcy, it is clear that the nearly three years of living with the pandemic have created significant shifts have occurred in the business landscape. We’ve collected a range of predictions in technology and business trends for companies to...
After two years of pandemic-induced remote work, companies are calling workers back to the office — only to find that many employees no longer wish for full-time office positions. Like it or not, the “everywhere workplace” is here to stay and it is upending the traditional business...
The Malaysian Investment Development Authority (MIDA) and Collaborative Research in Engineering and Science and Technology Centre (CREST) has inked a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Dassault Systèmes Singapore Pte Ltd. The partnership aims to create a steering committee to discuss the scope, requirements, roles and plans in...
Global market research from IBM revealed that more than 77% of respondents have adopted a hybrid cloud approach which can help drive digital transformation, yet the majority of responding organizations are struggling with the complexity to make all their cloud environments work together.
As...
