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Nakheel to double size of its Dubai retail complex catering to Chinese businesses

Mei Ling Tan February 17, 2016

Dubai-based Nakheel, the company behind the world famous Palm Jumeirah artificial archipelago, is to double the size of its Dragon Mart retail complex, which became the world’s biggest Chinese trading…

Indonesian bank opens branch in Seoul

Mei Ling Tan February 17, 2016

An Indonesian bank, Bank Negara Indonesia (BNI) 46, opened a branch office in Seoul, South Korea, in Wise Tower, on Monday. It was inaugurated by the Ambassador of Indonesia to…

e-money transactions reach Rp5.2 trillion

Mei Ling Tan February 17, 2016

Electronic money (e-money) transactions conducted in the country in 2015 reached Rp5.2 trillion in value, up from Rp4.3 trillion in 2014, Governor of Bank Indonesia(BI) Agus Martowardojo said. “In 2009,…

Indonesia`s coffee output up 1% last year

Mei Ling Tan February 17, 2016

Vice President M. Jusuf Kalla said Indonesias coffee production only rose one percent to 500 thousand tons last year. “Our coffee production has been stagnant. It only reached 500 thousand…

What Retail Workers Really Want To Say

Mei Ling Tan February 17, 2016

Lees ook: The Australian shopper has never had so much power

Debenhams poaches Body Shop Asia boss for international role

Mei Ling Tan February 17, 2016

Smith will join Debenhams in May. He will also be appointed to the department store group’s executive committee. Smith, who is currently based in Singapore, has been with The Body…

Grana nabs $3.5 mln in seed funding

Mei Ling Tan February 17, 2016

Grana (grana.com), an online clothing retailer creating luxury fabrics and wardrobe essentials at guilt-free prices, announced today it has secured an additional $3.5 million U.S. dollars in seed funding. The…

Thai fashion e-commerce goes from rags to riches

Mei Ling Tan February 17, 2016

WearYouWant’s site has 500 fashion merchants offering some 14,000 products. The company plans to release a native mobile app next month as 50% of its website traffic comes from mobile…

BNOW.org In Preparation for Entrepreneur Now Awards 2016

Mei Ling Tan February 16, 2016

Bnow.org (Bangkok Now), a Bangkok networking community for startups, SMEs and a registered social enterprise based in Thailand, announced during a media group interview today that preparations are under way…

CMHL to expand Retail Industry

Mei Ling Tan February 16, 2016

International Finance Corporation (IFC), a leading global development institution and a member of the World Bank Group has provided a loan to City Mart Holding Company Limited (CMHL), a supermarket…

How DBS Is Fronting And Doubling Down On The Push For Entrepreneurship In Singapore

Mei Ling Tan February 16, 2016

We’ve all heard of DBS — after all, it’s the largest bank in Singapore and Southeast Asia. And, it has 280 branches all over the rest of Asia, including China,…

South Korea January dept, discount store sales seen rebounding from December

Mei Ling Tan February 16, 2016

Annual sales at South Korea’s top department and discount stores in January were seen rebounding from the previous month, finance ministry estimates showed on Friday, backing recent policymaker comments that consumption is steadily recovering.…

Hong Kong’s Stocks Tumble to Three-Year Low After Trading Break

Mei Ling Tan February 16, 2016

Hong Kong stocks tumbled after a three-day holiday as a global equity rout deepened amid concern over the strength of the world economy. The Hang Seng Index plunged 4.3 percent…

Cross-border deals, connected shoppers, and mobile payments

Mei Ling Tan February 16, 2016

Black Friday, the day after the Thanksgiving holiday in the US (celebrated on the fourth Thursday in November), and Cyber Monday, the first Monday after Thanksgiving, mark the start of…

Foreigners, beware of condo laws

Mei Ling Tan February 16, 2016

Every year we learn a host of new rules and regulations which impact property investors in Thailand, sometimes positively but often detrimentally. This year we learned something new, which either…

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Nakheel to double size of its Dubai retail complex catering to Chinese businesses

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e-money transactions reach Rp5.2 trillion

Indonesia`s coffee output up 1% last year

What Retail Workers Really Want To Say

Debenhams poaches Body Shop Asia boss for international role

Grana nabs $3.5 mln in seed funding

Thai fashion e-commerce goes from rags to riches

BNOW.org In Preparation for Entrepreneur Now Awards 2016

CMHL to expand Retail Industry

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South Korea January dept, discount store sales seen rebounding from December

Hong Kong’s Stocks Tumble to Three-Year Low After Trading Break

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