More adults than ever in low- and middle-income countries now have bank or other financial accounts, leading to a rise in formal saving, according to the World Bank Group’s Global Findex 2025 report.
This momentum in financial inclusion is creating new economic opportunities. Mobile-phone technology played a key role in...
On 14 June, Vietnam’s parliament passed legislation to increase the special consumption tax on beer and strong alcoholic beverages to 90 percent by 2031,...
The Lao government is weighing a proposal from China’s Commercial Aircraft Corporation (COMAC) to acquire a controlling stake in Lao Airlines, part of a...
Thai Airways International (THAI) has formally dissolved Thai Smile Airways—its low-cost subsidiary.
On 5 June, the company notified the Stock Exchange of Thailand (SET), confirming...
AFP - Asian markets stuttered Friday as optimism from "very positive" talks between United States presidents Donald Trump and China Xi Jinping was wiped...