Deloitte has released the Technology-empowered Digital Trade in Asia Pacific report, highlighting the latest trends on cross-border trade in the region as it moves towards a more digitalized, greener and more sustainable future, where small and micro businesses play a vital role.
Based on a survey conducted with businesses engaging in...
Three quarters of businesses worldwide are overhauling their supply chains by working with more rather than fewer suppliers to mitigate risks in an increasingly fragmented global environment.
Research unveiled by Economist Impact and DP World at the World Economic Forum highlights this strategic pivot, driven by geopolitical uncertainty which is...
The COVID-19 pandemic has posed an exceptionally difficult challenge for the travel industry, exacerbated by its impact occurring across all markets. Travel brands and marketers face challenges in creating travel experiences with their customers and clients while simultaneously complying with health precautions
While COVID-19 is expected to continue having an...
A study by Kearney finds that despite widespread commitment to achieving net zero by 2030, less than one-third of businesses across the region have decarbonization plans that are acutely aligned with the Paris Agreement, indicating a slower pace of progress towards global net zero targets.The study, titled "Regenerate: an...
Stripe has published a report exploring how digital trade is reshaping the global economy. It finds that consumers and businesses are optimistic about the globalized economy, with businesses looking to expand into new international markets, and consumers increasingly willing to purchase cross-border goods and services online.
The report draws on...
Two years after the onset of the pandemic, the global economy continues to recover, but still faces significant challenges. After the lull in the 3rd quarter of 2021, Omicron has highlighted the unpredictability of the pandemic and exacerbated one of the main factors affecting the recovery: disruptions in supply...
The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) Global Centre for Technology, Innovation and Sustainable Development and the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) have signed a partnership agreement to help small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) leverage technology to better access global value chains.
The partnership will provide SMEs with innovative financial and...
Checkout.com 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 rates...
Geopolitical instability has overtaken economic risk as the top concern for finance professionals globally, as confidence falls close to pandemic-era lows in early 2026.
The findings come as conflict in the Middle East intensifies pressures already building across the global economy, reinforcing concerns around financial conditions, supply chains and energy...
Xero has released two new reports highlighting the economic and emotional impact of the pandemic on small businesses across multiple countries.
The Xero Small Business Insights (SBI) Special Report, “Pandemic Insights: Small Business Experience”, produced with AlphaBeta (part of Accenture), is based on anonymised and aggregated records of over 300,000...
