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Southeast Asia's internet economy to reach US$1 tril by 2030: Google, Bain & Temasek report
On the day Singapore announced VTLs with Germany and Brunei, search trends for Germany jumped 700%.
November 10, 2021
Asean
Southeast Asia's internet economy to triple to over US$300 bil by 2025: reports
The region will see a 63% increase in e-commerce GMV from 2019.
November 11, 2020
Disruption and Digitalisation
Post-lockdown, eight in 10 Southeast Asians think tech is helpful: study
For leisure, Southeast Asians spent on average an hour more a day on the Internet during the imposed lockdowns.
November 10, 2020
SE Asian economies
PE investments in Asia-Pacific fall in 2019, says Bain & Co
(Apr 3): Private-equity (PE) investments in AsiaPacific declined last year after record highs in 2017 and 2018.
April 03, 2020
Disruption and Digitalisation
Digital financial services worth $52 bil by 2025, but 'underbanked' challenges remain
SINGAPORE (Nov 4): The digital financial services industry in Southeast Asia is poised to triple in annual revenue generation by 2025 to reach an estimated US$38 billion ($52 billion), a new study has found.
November 01, 2019
Disruption and Digitalisation
Digital financial services to generate $52 bil annually by 2025; 'underbanked' and 'unbanked' remain challenges
SINGAPORE (Oct 30): The digital financial services industry in Southeast Asia is poised to triple in annual revenue generation by 2025 to reach an estimated US$38 billion ($52 billion), a new study has revealed.
October 30, 2019
Tech
Singapore e-commerce to grow to US$7 billion by 2025
Singapore’s e-commerce is set to triple in value to US$7 billion ($9.7 billion) in just six years.
October 03, 2019
Startups, Entrepreneurs, Digital economy
Singapore Internet economy to hit US$12 bil this year: Google-Temasek report
Singapore now has five million Internet users, says the e-Conomy Southeast Asia report 2019 published by Google, Temasek and Bain.
October 03, 2019
SE Asian economies
Only 1 in 5 Asean business leaders have a plan in place to deal with impending downturn: Bain report
SINGAPORE (Sept 20): On the back of geopolitical uncertainties, a global downturn seems to be inevitable. But the majority of business leaders in Southeast Asia might find themselves caught on the back foot.
September 20, 2019
Global Markets
Private equity in Asia hits record deal, exit values; uncertainty in the region still looms
SINGAPORE (Mar 15): The private equity (PE) industry in Asia Pacific (APAC) reached new highs in 2018, after a record-breaking 2017, according to the annual Asia Pacific Private Equity Report by Bain & Company.
March 15, 2019