Insurtech deals in Southeast Asia surged to USD2.35bn in 2023, up from USD538m in 2022, despite macroeconomic challenges, according to an...

The Philippines’ financial industry is poised to drive a 42% annual growth in the embedded finance sector, according to a recent Fintech...

Thailand’s economy is nearing crisis due to declining exports and uncompetitive manufacturing, said caretaker Finance Minister Pichai...

Forrester’s Global Digital Economy Forecast, 2023-2028 report, released on August 19, projects the digital economy to swell to...

Japan’s economy grew by an annualized 3.1% in April-June, surpassing expectations due to a solid rise in consumption, according to data...

Senior US and Chinese economic officials will meet in Shanghai on Aug. 15-16 for the first time since China outlined its long-term...

The Finance Ministry is forming a 34-member committee, chaired by Deputy Finance Minister Paopoom Rojanasakul, to develop policies and...

Foreign investors withdrew a record amount from China last quarter, reflecting deep pessimism about the world's second-largest economy....

Singapore's economy grew 2.9% year-on-year in the April-June quarter, matching official estimates and exceeding market expectations,...

The Asian Development Bank (ADB) maintained its 2024 and 2025 growth projections for Southeast Asia, citing a “solid improvement” in...

DBS Bank has upgraded Taiwan’s GDP growth forecast for this year to 4.2%, up from 3.5%, driven by robust demand for AI technology and...

China’s economy grew by just 4.7% in the second quarter of 2024, falling short of the expected 5.1% and slowing from the previous...

Since the 2008 financial crisis, average wealth per adult in Singapore has increased significantly, but so has wealth inequality, now...

Thailand’s economic growth forecast for this year has been revised down to 2.4% from 2.8%, impacted by sluggish exports and public...

Hong Kong’s retail banks recorded a 5% increase in pre-tax operating profit in the first quarter year-on-year, driven by higher...

Over half of CEOs in the Philippines worry their businesses won’t be viable in the next decade without significant changes, reports PwC...

In Taiwan, workers earned an average monthly wage of TWD47,000 (USD1,443) this year, marking a 5.4% increase from last year, hitting a...

Vietnamese Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh announced at the World Economic Forum in China that Vietnam’s GDP growth for the second quarter...

Singapore remains the most expensive city for high-net-worth (HNW) individuals for the second year, according to Julius Baer’s Global...

In the first half of 2024, Southeast Asia (SEA) tech companies raised USD1.6bn, a 65% drop from USD4.5bn in H1 2023, and 37% lower than...