Better uptake of ECF campaigns in the farming sectorAlternative financing to address financing requirements in agriculture The Securities Commission Malaysia (SC) and important agriculture agencies have got discussed ways to tackle financing gaps experienced by micro, small and medium-sized businesses (MSMEs) involved in the agriculture sector in a bid to boost…Continue Reading
Indonesia is the largest economy in Southeast Asia and home to tech success stories like GoTo and Bukalapak, but thanks to the market’s size and scale, we are only at the very beginning of its start-up story.Continue Reading
Despite the important and ever-increasing role of artificial intelligence in many parts of modern society, there is very little policy or regulation governing the development and use of AI systems in the US Tech companies have largely been left to regulate themselves in this arena, potentially leading to decisions and situations that have garnered criticism. […]Continue Reading
BRASILIA: Brazil’s electoral authorities are preparing for a competitive election on Sunday (Oct 30) with a result that may be contested by far-right President Jair Bolsonaro if he loses to his leftist adversary, who has a narrow lead in recent opinion polls. Brazil’s Superior Electoral Court (TSE), led by justicesContinue Reading
Targets US$1.06bil to US$1.7bil Malaysian aerospace manufacturing market
Attests to AMRACE ability to roll out complex solutions in fast evolving market Kuala Lumpur based, the Advanced Manufacturing & Robotics Accelerator Competitiveness (AMRACE) Centre of Excellence has been selected by PTC Corporation of the US to become its Approved Training Centre (ATC) in…Continue Reading
Elon Musk’s proposed US$44 billion deal to acquire Twitter and take it private is reportedly coming together as a court’s October 28, 2022, deadline is upon us. Musk told his bankers he intends to complete the deal by then – and his lenders have reportedly already begun funding the deal. If he doesn’t, Twitter’s lawsuit […]Continue Reading
It is a huge relief. For the first time in many years, Britain’s ruling Conservative Party has made a sane, even boring choice as its new leader. The selection of Rishi Sunak gives the country its first prime minister of Indian ethnic origin, its youngest ever prime minister (at 42, pipping David Cameron, who when […]Continue Reading
Technology leaders have been fighting intellectual-property theft for centuries. History shows that a static defense has never worked for long. Sustained leadership depends on innovation, not barriers. The United States is now engaged in an unprecedented effort to deny semiconductor technology to China. Maintaining US leadership depends more on US innovation than on technology controls. […]Continue Reading
Sophie Qian will relocate from New York to Singapore later this year.Continue Reading
Private equity and venture capital managers reported dry powder, or committed but undrawn capital, totalling S$90 billion and S$5 billion, respectively, the survey showed. There has been a big influx of family offices and funds to Singapore, especially from China, and funds and tycoons have been snapping up premium propertiesContinue Reading