To answer these questions, we surveyed 900 individuals across 14 emerging markets... Two-thirds of our respondents access social media at least daily; very few emerging market adults are not plugged into their social media accounts. Indonesia: Ride-h...

As the lockdown did not have much of an affect on container throughput volume in July, 7M 2021 port revenue still posted a double-digit growth of 22% yoy to VND1,447bn (or US$63mn). We expect Q3-2021 EBIT to drop by 25% yoy mainly due to inflated ope...

Monday's global six-hour outage at Facebook, and its associated platforms Instagram and WhatsApp, has thrown the spotlight on the important role the company plays in the day-to-day lives of its customers. Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp were the thr...

Dubai has liberalised its visa regime, falls under the UAE's Abraham Accords with Israel, has maintained a globally rare sense of normality during Covid in terms of outdoor activities and open schools, and is efficiently vaccinating its population. E...

With this in mind, some emerging markets governments and regulators have put in place aggressive targets to lift technological penetration over the next 5-10 years. Vietnam plans to have 50% of its population using electronic payment accounts by 2025...

Q2 21 sales increased by 3.1% yoy to VND1,873bn (US$83.2mn). In addition, PVT will book VND10bn (US$0.4mn) from liquidating PVT Jupiter in Q3 21. In Q4, there will be an improvement in business thanks to investment in new fleets and abnormal profit. ...