The Philippine banking sector has consistently achieved growth in recent years, following the growth of the Philippine economy. Being at the core of the country’s financial system, it is exඣpected to grow on the same trajectory as the economy. ...

Thailand’s strong economic growth has resulted in a constantly increasing demand for oil and gas. Natural gas accounts for about 60% of the country’s power generation. Its oil an﷽d gas reserves are decreasing amid rising domestic petroleum ...

Chin🦂a is the world’s leading producer and exporter of textiles and apparel. The sustained a🔯nd stable growth of textile and apparel exports is crucial in ensuring China's foreign exchange reserves, balance of international payments, stable RMB ...

Despite the outbreak of COVID-19 and the consequent𝓡 business disruptions in Q1 2020, China’s insurance sector maintained its expansion trend. The sector’s total assets reached RMB 21.7tn at the end of the quarter, representing a growth of ...

Despite the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, the growth of China’s banking sector has been solid. According tꦇo statistics published by China Banking and Insurance Regulatory Commission, the total banking assets reached RMB 302tn during the ...

The mobile t🌄elephony subseওctor is set to undergo a big change, as the current duopoly of PLDT Inc and Globe Telecom Inc will be challenged by the entry of a third player, DITO Telecommunity Corp. On the back of this development, this subsector has ...

In early 2020, a worldwide outbreak of coronavirus occurred, affecting the global socio-eco💜nomic reality. COVID-19 posed a particular challenge to the healthcare industry. Since the pandemic started in Wuhan, Hubei province, China took a leading role ...

In the first quarter of 2020, China food sector’s revenue dropped by 10.9% y/y to RMB 397.8bn,📖 due to the coronavirus pandemic. The large-scale quarantine also harmed the sector’s total profit for that quarter, which slumped by 28.2% y/y ...

Malaysia is a global Islamic finance leader. Thus, in Malaysia, takaful operators, which provide insurance contracts modified to be compliant w𒈔ith Shariah pri𓆏nciples, compete directly with conventional insurers. The first modern insurance company was ...

Although Indonesia has abundant metal resources, its metal-processing sector is underdeveloped. The country has mainly exported lower value🌠-added minerals and imported higher value-added metal products. To squeeze more value from its metal ores and ...