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Covering geo-political news and current affairs across Asia

Tag: Remittances

Posted inOpinion

Bangladesh faces forex crunch, volatile currency

by Soumya Bhowmick January 9, 2023January 9, 2023

Emigration has long been viewed as an indisputable avenue for lucrative opportunities, especially in the developing world. The Global South’s unabated search for a greener tract of grass, despite a recent deluge of instances of racial discrimination that Asians and others face abroad, only reinforces the dominant role of foreign remittances in the development of […]

Migrant Cambodians working in Thailand are transferred to the border by Immigration Police before they return home during a mass exodus at Aranyaprathet/Poipet.  Photo: AFP Forum via NurPhoto/Gavin Gough
Posted inCambodia

Cambodia aims to make it cheaper to transfer money

by David Hutt December 1, 2021December 2, 2021
Posted inOpinion

How migrant workers support their families amid pandemic

by Richard Ambrose June 16, 2021June 16, 2021
Filipinos leave Manila to work overseas. Existing international remittance fees are considerable and the use of crypto exchanges could result in in huge savings. Photo: Reuters/Romeo Ranoco
Posted inOpinion

The enduring strength of remittances

by Richard Ambrose May 3, 2021May 3, 2021
Map of Southeast Asia. Image: iStock
Posted inThe Chain

Southeast Asia crypto adoption accelerates

by Paul Muir February 19, 2021February 19, 2021
Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte holds a wad of peso bills on June 20, 2017. Photo: AFP/Ted Aljibe
Posted inPhilippines

Peso rally isn’t all it seems in the Philippines

by William Pesek December 24, 2020December 28, 2020
Posted inOpinion

European fintech must follow Asia’s lead

by Richard Ambrose September 9, 2020September 9, 2020
Posted inThe Chain

Korean ATMs to support Litecoin transactions

by AT Contributor February 28, 2020February 28, 2020
Posted inIndia, Middle East, Saudi Arabia, South Asia

India cozying up to Saudi may not be wise

by Shafeeq Rahman November 12, 2019February 18, 2020
A man poses with a magnifier in front of a Facebook logo on display in this illustration taken in Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina, December 16, 2015. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/File Photo
Posted inWorld

Libra will take ‘decades’ to gain traction

by Paul Muir November 6, 2019February 18, 2020
A woman holds a large stack of Indonesian rupiah bank notes in a street in Jakarta, Indonesia, April 27, 2018. Reuters/Willy Kurniawan
Posted inMiddle East, United Arab Emirates

Libra shows global remittance ripe for change

by Joseph Dana July 5, 2019February 18, 2020
SBI Ripple Asia has formed a blockchain-based anti-credit card fraud platform with nine major Japanese credit card issuers. Photo: ripple.com
Posted inAT Finance

Ripple’s remittance network makes more waves

by Pete Sabine February 13, 2019February 18, 2020
Posted inAT Finance, Philippines

Filipino workers to get discounts on remittances

by Asia Times staff February 13, 2019February 18, 2020
Posted inAT Finance, China, Indonesia, Philippines, Taiwan, Thailand, Vietnam

Charges slashed as convenience stores launch money transfers

by Asia Times staff February 8, 2019February 18, 2020
Abu Dhabi, the capital of the United Arab Emirates. Photo: iStock
Posted inAT Finance, Bahrain, Kuwait, Middle East, Philippines

Filipinos in UAE sent more than US$1.5 bln home in 2018

by Asia Times staff November 28, 2018February 18, 2020
Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed al-Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and UAE's deputy commander-in-chief of the armed forces, talks to India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Photo: Reuters/Adnan Abidi
Posted inBangladesh, Beijing, China, European Union, India, Iran, Kuwait, Middle East, Pakistan, South Asia, Sri Lanka, Turkey, World

GCC states should cultivate strong ties with South Asia

by Hasan Alhasan November 13, 2018
Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas in Manila, the Philippines. Photo: Google Maps
Posted inAT Finance, Middle East, Philippines

Remittances of Filipino workers in UAE, Middle East fall

by Asia Times staff October 19, 2018February 18, 2020
A Filipino who worked in Saudi Arabia did not know that his family was heavily in debt despite his sending money every month for two years. Photo: iStock
Posted inAT Finance, Middle East, Philippines

Family buried in debt despite being sent monthly remittances

by Asia Times staff October 5, 2018February 18, 2020
Filipino migrant worker Ida Pacuancuan lost PHP250,000 (US$4,608) to her former boyfriend after she found out that he was having an affair. Photo: YouTube
Posted inAT Finance, Middle East, Philippines

Migrant worker loses PHP250,000 to cheating ex-lover

by Asia Times staff October 5, 2018February 18, 2020
Photo: NurPhoto via AFP
Posted inEuropean Union, Middle East, Syria, Turkey, World

Syrians in Turkey feel the sting of dire currency crisis

by Ahmad Zaza September 28, 2018February 18, 2020

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