Post-pandemic, small and medium enterprises in Southeast Asia have fully come around to the benefits of going digital. They are expected to invest US$130 billion (RM601.9 billion) in technology over the next three years. What is the state of digitalisation of SMEs in the region, especially local ones? What areas are they are looking to digitalise?

SMEs and digitalisation — big opportunities for tech providers 

Malaysia has so far committed to two climate targets. One is a nationally determined contribution target that is required of all countries that are signatories to the Paris Agreement, and the other is its net zero emissions target.

Is Malaysia achieving its climate targets?

Headline inflation in most economies around the world has been coming off its peak since central banks started raising interest rates. At present, there is a strong disinflationary trend underway, according to DBS Research.

Disinflationary trend underway

Artificial intelligence (AI), sustainability issues and deglobalisation are among the key factors that will result in 83 million job losses and transform nearly a quarter of all jobs (23%) globally over the next five years, according to the World Economic Forum (WEF).

AI, green transition to disrupt nearly 25% of all jobs by 2028

On May 6,  2023, tens of thousands of Berkshire Hathaway Inc shareholders from around the world lined up outside the CHI Health Center Arena in Omaha, Nebraska, for its annual shareholder meeting.

Inside the minds of Warren Buffett & Charlie Munger

De-dollarisation has been making waves again of late, especially after China and Brazil, the world’s second-largest economy and Latin America’s biggest economy respectively, made a pact to trade in their respective currencies — the Chinese yuan and Brazillian real —  instead of using the US dollar as an intermediary.