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Duterte’s Philippine economic agenda eyes sustained GDP growth
Philippine President-elect Rodrigo Duterte unveiled a 10-point agenda for economic growth in the country last week which aims at sustaining the average GDP growth...
Intelligent transportation vital for smart cities: Study
With more than two-thirds of the global population expected to live in urban contexts by 2050, the deployment of smart cities technologies and intelligent...
Singapore, Norway, UAE lead in digital government
A new comparative study by Accenture has found that Singapore, Norway and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) rank first, second and third, respectively, among...
82% of Asia shows rising wealth divide
Asia is losing its grip in the battle against income inequality, with 11 of 28 Asian countries – representing 82 per cent of the region’s population – showing a widening wealth gap, the Asian Development Bank has noted.
Singapore has world’s best infrastructure
The city state of Singapore tops the City Infrastructure Ranking 2012, released by US-based consulting firm Mercer. Singapore also ranks best among ASEAN cities...
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Thailand, Singapore most vulnerable to potential US recession
Southeast Asia could be seriously affected in case the US falls into recession, but some countries would be more badly hit than others, economists...