The Prime Minister of India, Narendra Modi, launched the Coalition for Disaster-Resilient Infrastructure (CDRI) at the UN Secretary-General’s Climate Action Summit in New York, US. The fledgling partn…
Government to facilitate business and investment in Nepal
The government is committed to facilitate business and investment in Nepal, according to Baikuntha Aryal, secretary at the Ministry of Industry, Commerce and Supplies. Addressing the first Nepal Germa…
Malaysia’s solar sector on the rise
Malaysia’s solar photovoltaics (PV) industry is on the rise thanks to strengthening government support, growing investor confidence and reducing costs. Already ASEAN’s biggest solar PV employers, Mala…
Việt Nam remains frontier market: FTSE Russell
Global provider of benchmarks, analytics and data solutions FTSE Russell last week kept Việt Nam on its watch list as a frontier market. Việt Nam was added to the watch list a year ago for possible re…
Malaysia says EU’s palm oil ban is face of free trade duplicity
A classic case of the denial of free trade is the ban on the import of palm oil proposed by the European countries, said Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad. “All the countries of the world wish to prosper, to gr…
Asean Today – Sep 2019
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Emerging Technology Key For Increasing Farm Incomes: Agri-Scientists
The focus on the development and adoption of emerging agricultural technology will go a long way in the success of agricultural activities in the country and contribute towards increasing farmers inco…
Malaysian PM urges ASEAN to learn from China, defends free trade
Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad on Friday said the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) countries should follow China’s example to boost the regional economy while voicing st…
Myanmar on track for economic growth, says ADB
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has released its report on economic outlook of the region, including Myanmar, for this year. The Asian Development Outlook 2019 Update report, released on Wednesday in…
Malaysia to Require Banks to Report Exposure to Climate Risks
Malaysia’s central bank governor said financial institutions will be required to report their exposure to climate risks and the information it gathers could be used to set regulatory standards i…