By WILLIAM S. CO, chairman, Philippine Chamber of Commerce and Industry Recently, I was invited as a panelist to a forum on boosting the Philippine agriculture sector and ensuring food security. As so…
As Indian rubber turns 120, northeast witnesses planting boom
In 2017, two companies partly owned by rubber farmers in rural Kerala exported sheets of natural rubber to a manufacturing company in São Paulo, Brazil’s commercial capital. In money terms, it was a l…
UAE remittances: Pakistan, India, Philippines, Qatar major recipients in 2022
Remittances from the UAE have seen very healthy double-digit growth in 2022 to traditional markets such as the Indian subcontinent and Africa due to the dirham’s appreciation against foreign currencie…
Bangladesh Economy: Strong Points And Red Flags – Analysis
An Overview The Bangladesh economy is one of the finest examples of a remarkable development story characterised by a ‘model of poverty reduction,’ while transforming into one of the fastest-growing e…
Indonesia may start using B35 biodiesel from Jan 2023 – energy ministry
Indonesia may start implementing a programme to use biodiesel with 35% blend of palm oil-based fuel, known as B35, from January, 2023, a senior energy ministry official said on Friday. Currently the w…
Can Southeast Asia Seize Global Opportunities in Sustainability?
Climate change threats loom across the world, and Southeast Asia is in a favorable position to benefit from a windfall of sustainable investment opportunities if their plans take flight. At first look…
Ho Chí Minh City tasked to become Southeast Asia’s economic hub by 2030
For this, HCM City has been tasked with accelerating the construction of infrastructure, and improve the quality of planning while ensuring sustainable development and adaptation to climate change. Th…
Asean FDI surges 42%, back to pre-pandemic level
INFLOWS of foreign direct investment (FDI) in Asean increased by 42% in 2021 to US$174 billion (RM765.6 billion), returning to pre-pandemic record levels, according to the latest Asean Investment Repo…
Asean – Nov 2022
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Graphjet Technology Becomes First Malaysian Company to Join the World Economic Forum
Graphjet Technology Sdn. Bhd. (“Graphjet,” “GTI” or the “Company”), the world’s first and only graphene and graphite producer using innovative waste to super-…