China-Kyrgyzstan-Uzbekistan railway back to life

On Thursday, the Kyrgyz Ministry of Transport announced that “representatives of Uzbekistan’s Temir Yollari JSC, the national railway company, arrived in the Kyrgyz Republic to participate in the opening of a joint Project Office to coordinate the construction of the China-Kyrgyzstan-Uzbekistan (CKU) railway.”  This news was not an isolated event but rather further confirmation that […]Continue Reading

High time for India to embrace the crypto future

India should make use of its 2023 G20 presidency role to progress the cryptocurrency rules agenda in order to coast up the burgeoning global market and reap the economic rewards for itself. Yet this would be quite the particular turnaround as turmoil seems to reign great in India over the subject of electronic currencies. The mouthpiece governor of […]#@@#@!!Continue Reading

India needs an overall trade-profile revision

Part 1 is here. It is vital for India to identify critical dependencies, with criticality being defined in terms of the essentiality, quantitative utility and multi-sector relevance of the imported items (product categories and subcategories) as well as the singularity, stability, and vulnerability of their import origins vis-à-vis the viability and readiness of domestic and […]Continue Reading

Middle East needs a more nuanced Taiwan policy

When Russia invaded Ukraine on February 24, the response from the Middle East was mixed. Turkey opposed the incursion, Qatar fretted about replacing Russian gas, while Saudi Arabia offered to mediate. Taken together, it was a balanced approach between not antagonizing Moscow and standing with Kiev. Yet six months later, when Taiwan found itself in the crosshairs of another authoritarian […]Continue Reading

How this fintech is leading the charge for financial inclusion across Southeast Asia

  Advantage Boost with its incumbency & proven capability to operate at scale
Almost US$451mil loans disbursed to MSMEs across Malaysia and Indonesia Access to financing has long been a point of contention for micro, small, and medium-sized enterprises (MSMEs), even before the pandemic. According to industry studies over half of MSMEs…Continue Reading

Microsoft’s 3rd edition of Cyber Signals analyses the rise in risks to critical infrastructure

78% increase in high-severity vulnerabilities from 2020 to 2022 
Identified vulnerabilities in 75% of the most common industrial controllers  Microsoft has released its third edition of Cyber Signals, a regular cyber threat intelligence brief spotlighting security trends and insights gathered from its 43 trillion daily security signals and 8,500 security experts. 
In a…Continue Reading

Maxis records solid Q3 performance, delivering growth across all segments

EBITDA increased 3.0% due to continued cost management initiatives
Profit after tax, US$66 mil, 3.1% lower despite solid EBITDA, Maxis continued to deliver growth across all segments, driven by performance of its consumer and enterprise businesses. 
In a statement, the telco said it reported higher service revenue in the third quarter ended Sept…Continue Reading