There appears to be glimmer of light towards the end of the tunnel following the International Monetary Fund yesterday projected that the Bangladesh economy would grab from the next quarter of next fi…
Tech overhaul to lead Bangladesh’s agriculture to the future
The current coronavirus pandemic has created giant seismic shifts in our day-to-day living and has presented us with a new set of challenges. As the pandemic rages on putting us in a quagmire, we have…
TREND: Supply crunch, rising demand seen driving rubber prices
MUMBAI – After two months of the COVID-19-led lockdown that battered economic activity, natural rubber prices are now looking up amid a supply crunch and resurgence in demand from tyre makers and othe…
Auto players’ shares soar after PM announces sales tax exemption
Shares of automotive players shot up in late trading, after the prime minister announced a sales tax exemption on new car purchases. In a televised speech on the nation’s short-term economic rec…
Vietnam Post-Virus Recovery: Economy Soars
Vietnamese Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc looked very happy during a visit to an industrial park last weekend. He talked to workers about their health and examined the speakers being produced in fact…
Agriculture can save the Philippines from COVID-19 havoc
A resounding yes to “Hope in agriculture” (Editorial, 5/24/20). As a country with vast untapped agricultural lands and abundant bodies of water, we need to revive the agriculture sector. And this glob…
Asean Today – May 2020
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India: Driving synergy in energy and agriculture through Agro-Photovoltaics
Ambitious goals have been laid down by the government in the areas of solar energy and agriculture. Yet, the two goals are often seen as independent of each other. Agro-photovoltaics (APVs) emerge as …
Economists back Bangladesh budget reboot for coronavirus recovery
It should draw up plans for a new financial blueprint to develop the health sector, broaden the tax net and reduce income inequality for the recovery, they suggested. The budget session of parliament …
ASEAN Smart Cities: Balancing 5G And Geopolitics – Analysis
The ASEAN Smart Cities Network (ASCN) is now in its second year running. Yet smart city goals, such as the Fourth Industrial Revolution (4IR), have been overshadowed by concerns of geopolitical tensio…