Minister for Culture, Tourism and Civil Aviation Bhanu Bhakta Dhakal expressed the hope that Country’s tourism would take a stride with the Netra Bikram Chand-led group entering the peaceful politics.…
How Laos is overcoming landlockedness and bolstering growth
Laos is one of the fastest growing economies in Southeast Asia. From 2010 to 2018, it realised the second highest compound annual growth rate (CAGR) in exports in the region, next only to Vietnam. The…
Bangladesh is becoming South Asia’s economic bull case: WSJ
Bangladesh has won plaudits from The Wall Street Journal for the economic strides it has made in recent years in the wake of its graduation from the UN’s least-developed-country categorisation. …
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Overcoming the economic hurdles in the race to vaccinate Asia
The incentives for Asian governments are clear: vaccinate as many people as you can as fast as you can. Lives will be saved, healthcare systems will be spared, economies will recover faster. The benef…
Digital Evolution Accelerates Amid Hard Times
When I started this column two years ago, I focused on the two Pacific Coasts: the “east coast” of U.S. tech firms and venture capital centered primarily in Silicon Valley and Seattle; and the “west c…
High-tech farming needs investment and proper policies
Vietnam’s agriculture sector is aiming to be among the 15 most developed countries in the world, in which the agricultural processing sector ranks among the top 10 countries by 2030. To realise the go…
Nepal needs strategy, robust trade deals to graduate from poor club
After being labelled a least developed country, an euphemism for being one of the poorest countries in the world, for 50 years, Nepal may by 2026 climb a notch and be officially recognised as a develo…
Becoming A Developing Nation: Bangladesh reaches A Milestone
Bangladesh has stepped into a new journey as it qualified to graduate into a developing nation from a Least Developed Country (LDC) after 45 years. The United Nations Committee for Development Policy …
Swiss to Provide $71.8m Grant for Indonesia’s Economic Development
The Swiss State Secretariat for Economic Affairs, or SECO, will provide grants of 65 million Swiss francs, or about $71.8 million, for the next four years to assist Indonesia’s economic development. O…