Opening the discussion, Irza Suprapto, CFA, Chief Executive Officer, Industry Platform, shared his views on the evolving financial services landscape. Just a decade ago, financial [...]
In 2020, the estimated GDP of the ASEAN region amounted to USD3.08 trillion and the manufacturing sector contributed to approximately 23%. ASEAN’s changing demographics, geo-political [...]
According to the World Economic Forum, ASEAN is on track to become the world’s fourth largest economic bloc by 2030. Southeast Asia currently has a [...]
By 2030, ASEAN is expected to be the world’s fourth largest economic bloc. The region’s changing demographics, geopolitical shifts, and favourable government policies lay a [...]
Towards the end of 2021, distributors and retailers around ASEAN highlighted that one of their 2022 digitalisation priorities is to focus on optimising supply chains [...]
With the emergence of metaverses (meta-commerce anyone?) retailers and distributors will soon find themselves faced with a whole new (meta) world of customer touchpoints. Before [...]
Manufacturing is a key driver of economic growth for the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), accounting for approximately $670 billion, or 21% of the [...]
As part of its regional expansion, Grab has signed partnerships with fresh food suppliers and same-day delivery providers. In recent months, the superapp acquired Malaysian grocery chain [...]
By 2025, ASEAN’s internet economy is expected to be worth US$300 billion. With the emergence of metaverses (meta-commerce anyone?) there is potential for the internet [...]
Of the top 50 enterprises (by market capitalisation) domiciled in the ASEAN-6 countries, 40 are listed on the MSCI ESG ratings, with the majority being [...]
For many, the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic ushered in a world unlike any other we ever experienced. As vast chunks of the global economy are temporarily [...]
In recent years, blockchain, low/no code applications and cognitive technologies such as machine learning (ML), robotic process automation (RPA), and intelligent automation (IA), are increasingly [...]