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Various targeted action plants drawn to support MyDIGITAL aspirations As an agency that was created almost 30 years ago, the Malaysian External Trade Development Corporation (MATRADE) has been mandated to assist Malaysian entrepreneurs to develop and expand their export markets to…Continue Reading
The warning lights are blinking on the dashboard of the world economy. Germany has slashed its economic outlook for the next two years, predicting negative growth in 2022. Britain is also forecasting contractions as it struggles to stay on top of skyrocketing bond yields. Inflation in the US is at a four-decade high, and the […]Continue Reading
On October 7, the US Department of Commerce expanded licensing requirements for exports of advanced semiconductors and the equipment that’s used to make them to cover all shipments to China and not just shipments to particular companies. The share prices of companies expected to be affected had already dropped, discounting previously announced sanctions and the […]Continue Reading
Nippon Steel and ArcelorMittal, two of the world’s largest steel companies, have turned their attention to India and Thailand amid weakening demand in Japan and the energy crisis in Europe. The ArcelorMittal Nippon Steel India joint venture (AM/NS India) has announced two new initiatives to expand operations in India: New construction and capacity expansion of […]Continue Reading
WASHINGTON: Pakistan’s finance minister has promised international lenders to stay true to economic reforms despite a new estimate that his country quickly needs more than US$16 billion to recover from devastating floods. Finance Minister Ishaq Dar also said that a flood donors’ conference promised by French President Emmanuel Macron wouldContinue Reading
Core inflation was initially supposed to have peaked around the mid of this year and stabilised in the second half. This timeline has now been pushed into 2023, notes OCBC’s Selena Ling.Continue Reading
Hundreds of top engineers and executives working for Chinese chip companies are facing a tough decision about whether they should stay in mainland China amid the United States’ sanctions. They include those who were born in China but hold US passports after finishing their studies and gaining their working experience in America. Chinese media said […]Continue Reading
Penjana flagship programme to stimulate Malaysian economy Dynamic change in retail provides unique opportunity for startups Penjana Kapital Sdn Bhd, an agency under the purview of the Ministry of Finance, partnered with Sea Limited (Malaysia) (Sea) to co-organise the 8th installation of Capital Connections in an effort to cultivate a vibrant…Continue Reading
TOKYO — It has been widely predicted that the Chinese Communist Party’s 20th Congress will be a triumph for Xi Jinping, who looks well set to secure an unprecedented third five-year term as Chinese leader. But whether global markets will win, too, is far less certain given the signals emanating from Beijing ahead of the October […]
Recognition of Axiataâs global industry leadership and execution capability
Able to assist other telco groups in their digital transformation journeys Axiata Group Bhd, one of Asiaâs leading telco groups serving over 163 million subscribers, announced today that it had been named by the TM Forum as one of the first three telcos…Continue Reading