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Money • STORY OF THE DAY • Nov 19, 2020 • 3 min read
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Building a Brighter Financial Future with Manulife Cambodia

By Manulife Cambodia • Nov 19, 2020
Manulife Cambodia continues to shine in Cambodia’s life insurance industry. Even amid the global pandemic, the insurer is working hard to light the path to a healthier financial future for the Kingdom

Money • STORY OF THE DAY • Nov 19, 2020 • 3 min read

RCEP Xi touts China’s huge economy as base of free trade in APEC speech

By Agence France-Presse • Nov 19, 2020
Following the signing of the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership, President Xi Jinping pegged China as the pivot point for global free trade, vowing to keep his "super-sized" economy open and warning against protectionism in a global economy eviscerated by Covid-19

Money • STORY OF THE DAY • Nov 13, 2020 • 5 min read

Opinion Malaysia’s “Stand United” budget heading into testy debate

By Kevin Zhang and Dr Lee Hwok-Aun • Nov 13, 2020
Malaysia’s 2021 budget, labelled the “Stand United, We Shall Prevail” budget, strikes a conciliatory tone, but it will face some vigorous debate when it reaches parliament

Money • Nov 13, 2020 • 9 min read
Industry 4.0

Bridging the gap: Reshaping tomorrow for the young Cambodian workforce

With the future of work highly uncertain in a Cambodia increasingly shaped by the looming Industry 4.0 revolution, and now the heavy disruption caused by the ongoing pandemic, how should we prepare and equip the Kingdom's youth for what's to come?
By Pagna Ukthaun • Nov 13, 2020

Money • Nov 12, 2020 • 4 min read
ASEAN

Huge China-backed trade pact to be signed at Southeast Asian summit

The world's largest trade pact is set to be signed today the 37th ASEAN summit in Hanoi. The Chinese-led pact, seen a major coup boosting Beijing's influence in the region, will loop in 10 Southeast Asian economies
By Alice Philipson and Martin Abbugao/AFP • Nov 12, 2020

Money • Nov 12, 2020 • 3 min read
Podcast

The Anakut podcast: Beyond aid and the future of foreign money

A reliance on development assistance has been a feature of the post-war Cambodian economy. But as the Kingdom moves towards upper middle-income status, should foreign investment replace foreign aid? Author Dr Ear Sophal joins Andrew in the booth to discuss
By Andrew Haffner • Nov 12, 2020

Money • Nov 05, 2020 • 3 min read
Covid-19

Indonesia tumbles into first recession for two decades

Indonesia's virus-hit economy plunged into its first recession since the Asian financial crisis more than two decades ago, as the pandemic continues to wreak havoc on Southeast Asia's hardest hit nation
By Agence France-Presse • Nov 05, 2020

Money • Nov 05, 2020 • 3 min read
Podcast

The Anakut podcast: Leapfrogging and the future of work in Cambodia

In episode five, we talk leapfrogging. Not the children’s game, but the idea that developing states can skip old tech to get up to speed with the latest and greatest. To learn more, we spoke to Kem Bora of investment group Mekong Strategic Partners, and Manu Rajan, CEO of digital money transfer service Wing
By Andrew Haffner • Nov 05, 2020

Money • Oct 30, 2020 • 9 min read

As virus exposes Cambodia’s fragility, Industry 4.0 vision more crucial than ever

Grand Industry 4.0 visions have long been on the agenda of regional leaders, from Thailand 4.0 to Make in Vietnam campaigns. But in Cambodia, still heavily reliant on an unskilled workforce, just how to create a tech-driven economy for the benefit of all remains unclear
By Alastair McCready • Oct 30, 2020

Money • Oct 23, 2020 • 9 min read
Manufacturing

Stitch up: Power imbalances in global garment sector worsen in pandemic

New research has uncovered how global garment brands have been unilaterally cancelling orders, delaying payments and changing contracts to their betterment during the pandemic – leaving factories and workers to shoulder the burden
By Alexi Demetriadi • Oct 23, 2020

Money • Oct 20, 2020 • 10 min read
Industry 4.0

Cambodia’s newest dairy farm offers vision of tech-driven agriculture

Cambodia's agricultural sector is still heavily reliant on traditional, and inefficient, methods of cultivation. But the Kingdom's newest dairy farm, Kirisu, offers a vision of how technology could play a bigger role in helping the ailing sector offer better yields
By Andrew Haffner • Oct 20, 2020