For fourth consecutive year Singapore government has retained the reputation of effective governance as it is on the first place of Chandler Good Government Index (CGGI) 2016. The index assesses government capability across 35 indicators grouped into seven pillars, focusing on how well countries create the conditions for economic and social progress. What makes Singapore […]
What makes someone an entrepreneur? Is it a business degree, access to capital, or a perfectly detailed business plan? In The Entrepreneurial Instinct: How Everyone Has the Innate Ability to Start a Successful Small Business, investor and author Monica Mehta challenges these conventional assumptions. The book argues that entrepreneurship is not an exclusive talent reserved […]
On 19 August 2004, Google entered a new chapter when its shares began trading publicly on NASDAQ. The company offered 19,605,052 Class A shares at US$85 each, marking one of the most closely watched technology IPOs of its era. Yet Google’s founders made it clear that going public would not mean becoming a “conventional company.” […]
Observed each year on August 19, International Orangutan Day highlights the inseparable relationship between the survival of Asia’s only native great apes and the future of the tropical forests they inhabit. Three Species, One Shared Dependence Wild orangutans now live only on Borneo and Sumatra. Indonesia therefore has an exceptional responsibility for their future, as […]
Agriculture has long underpinned Southeast Asian economies by supporting rural livelihoods, food security, and regional trade. The sector is now expanding beyond traditional farming into a broader agribusiness ecosystem that includes food processing, logistics, biotechnology, and digital technology. With its abundant agricultural resources, tropical climate, and growing food-innovation ecosystem, Indonesia—the region’s largest economy—is well placed […]
A journalist from Indonesia who played a lot of roles in freedom during his life and fought for the community to obtain honest information, the author of the first Indonesian literary work translated into English and the founder of the Indonesia Raya media and the monthly literary magazine Horison – Mochtar Lubis – on April […]
The “Miracle on the Han River” is South Korea’s inspiring entrepreneurial story of national transformation, that offers important lessons worth examining. After liberation from Japanese colonial rule on 15 August 1945, and the devastation of the Korean War from 1950 to 1953, the country pursued ambitious five-year development plans beginning in the 1960s, that determined […]
Alfred Hitchcock is remembered as one of cinema’s greatest directors, but his story also offers valuable lessons for entrepreneurs and family businesses. Alfred Hitchcock had strong influence that can be seen across generations of filmmakers, particularly in the thriller, mystery, horror, and psychological drama genres, while his techniques have inspired directors such as Steven Spielberg, […]
The world always remembers that young people are not simply the leaders of tomorrow but they are already creating change today as we celebrate the International Youth Day every year on 12 August. The day provides an opportunity to recognize the creativity, ambition, and contributions of young people while highlighting their role in shaping a […]
Different from commercial banks driven by short-term profit, Multilateral Development Banks (MDBs) operate with a mandate to finance sustainable growth, reduce poverty, and foster international cooperation in developing countries, which eventually lead to stimulate the growth of entrepreneurships or family businesses in private sectors in the modern economy. MDBs act as catalysts for private sector […]
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