Frontline workers—doctors, nurses, food packers, delivery people—rightfully deserve praise and compensation during and after this pandemic. Less appreciated is the waste management sector—waste picker…
Leaving China: India and Vietnam as the new economic hubs
In the aftermath of the coronavirus pandemic, there have been numerous discussions with regard to the likely beneficiaries of companies wanting to shift from China. In the aftermath of the trade wars,…
Sri Lanka Receives $100 Million Loan from India for Installing Rooftop Solar Systems
Sri Lanka announced that it had received a $100 million (~₹7.56 billion) loan from the Government of India for installing solar rooftop systems on government buildings. These funds will also be used t…
‘Bubble tourism’ eyed to gradually restart industry
Tourism stakeholders are looking at “bubble tourism” to gradually restart the industry while the country continues to grapple with the COVID-19 pandemic. Senator Francis Tolentino raised the topic dur…
World Bank approves dollar 1.05 billion to Bangladesh for jobs and economic recovery
The World Bank has approved dollar 1.05 billion for three projects in Bangladesh to create quality jobs and accelerate economic recovery in the wake of the Corona pandemic. The Press release issued by…
ADB approves 126 mln USD loan to strengthen water supply infrastructure in Philippines’ Manila
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) on Friday said it has approved a 126 million U.S. dollars loan to support the construction of a 15-km water transmission pipeline aimed at helping secure water supply …
Myanmar has the potential to supply world food requirement after COVID-19: Union Minister
As Myanmar is an agriculture-based country, it has potential to fulfill the world’s food requirement after COVID-19, according to Union Minister for Investment and Foreign Economic Relation Thau…
VIDEO: “Nepal’s tourism will revive after the lockdown is lifted”
Watch on Youtube Alma Millan from Barcelona, Spain who arrived in Kathmandu on Feb 22 says Europeans, and Spanish at that, love Nepal and the people here. “Nepal’s tourism will start reviving after th…
Webinar: Rubber Economy Beyond the Coronavirus Crisis: Prospects and Measures
Watch on youtube The coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak has unturned our lives and businesses and caused major economic disruption. No doubt, the rubber economy is one of it. Output and demand contractio…
Rubber roads will help Thai growers, increase safety
Thai PM Prayut Chan-o-cha chaired the signing ceremony of an agreement to use local Thai rubber in road construction, part of an effort to help the country’s financially strapped rubber farmers. Prayu…