April 18, 2024
Over the past few years, a substantial improvement in the Philippines’ digital infrastructure has paved the way for further digitalization in both the financial system and economic activities.
April 8, 2024
While the ASEAN+3 region will remain a major driver of global growth in the next decade, it also faces a multitude of structural challenges. Three secular trends—aging, global trade reconfiguration, and rapid technological change—are affecting the region in complex ways that make its long-term growth trajectory less certain.
April 27, 2023
With a market capitalization of KRW23 trillion by H1 2022, Korea has been a hotspot for the virtual asset market due to lucrative returns on virtual asset trading, the so-called “Kimchi premium”.
April 20, 2023
Key takeaways from the Bank of Korea and the Riksbank’s pilot projects.
December 30, 2022
Much like the previous two years, 2022 was not without its challenges. From the war in Ukraine to elevated interest rates and inflation, no country or region has been spared from the economic repercussions.
November 25, 2022
With a mobile phone penetration rate among the highest in ASEAN, Vietnam has emerged as a frontrunner in the financial digitalization race in the region.
February 21, 2022
Investment in the fintech sector globally has risen, but so has competition for funding. Recent initiatives, such as the Hong Kong Monetary Authority’s (HKMA) Fintech 2025 strategy, will strengthen fintech’s role as Hong Kong’s next growth engine, but the city can do more to help its fintech sector compete with other fintech hubs in attracting funding.
February 18, 2022
Hong Kong has been immensely successful over the past four decades in its economic development.
January 14, 2022
The COVID-19 pandemic has accelerated the flight to digital for businesses and consumers globally, contributing to the fintech boom as technology has been introduced into many financial services and transactions.
December 9, 2021
As a small, open economy, vulnerable to any disruption to global supply chains, how should Thailand respond to the challenges of a post COVID-19 world?
