SMEs
Week in Review: Digital ‘oomph’ for Indonesian SMEs
Indonesia is giving SMEs more digital tools to succeed, while Malaysia gets a welcome US$233mil investment boost from an MNC long established in the country.
Indonesian SMEs Part I: Driving the economy
SMEs are key to Indonesia’s economic growth, but they need to go digital to fulfil their potential, reports Masyitha Baziad.
Malaysia’s annual #MyCyberSale sees 75% increase in volume
MDeC said that its annual online sales, #MyCyberSale, recorded RM117.7 million in Gross Merchandise Volume (GMV) this year, a 75% increase from last year, with RM61 million coming from SMEs.
Budget 2016: Startup goodies, MaGIC boost, ho-hum broadband
Recognising that the majority of Malaysian mobile phone users, especially youth, are on prepaid accounts, the Government will be providing rebates on the Goods and Services Tax (GST) for prepaid cards, Finance Minister Najib Razak said while tabling the national Budget 2016 in Parliament.
A year after spinning off, ALUE opens new APAC Hq
Alcatel-Lucent Enterprise (ALUE) has been busy building up a new operating infrastructure since its split from parent company Alcatel-Lucent, and just opened its new Asia Pacific headquarters and innovation centre in Singapore.
Blibli.com to bring Indonesia’s SMEs into the digital age
Online shopping mall Blibli.com is trying to differentiate itself by embracing Indonesian SMEs, according to its CEO Kusumo Martanto, who is also hoping that soon-to-unveiled government regulations will boost the eocsystem while protecing local players and consumers.
Hadapi persaingan, Blibli.com gandeng produk local
Strateginya menjual produk lokal serta beri kontribusi ekonomi
Harapkan insentif pemerintah bagi e-commerce dalam negeri
Maybank and Sage team up to offer free digital banking solution to SMEs
Maybank has teamed up with Sage Software to offer a free digital banking solution for SMEs that would enable them to undertake instant electronic payments via online and mobile banking channels directly from their accounting and payroll modules.
South-East Asia’s IoT market ripe for the picking: Pundit
Despite the diversity of the economies in South-East Asia, the region is ripe with opportunity for IoT players to enter, and drive adoption and development.
Software AG aims to raise APAC revenue contribution
German enterprise software company Software AG is looking to increase the revenue contribution from its Asia Pacific markets, with the manufacturing, retail and financial services verticals being key to its aspirations.
