Japan is expected to arrange private-sector investments worth ¥1 trillion, equivalent to around $6.35 billion, in Bangladesh over the next five years, according to a report published by Japan’s …
A family business in Mumbai is finding growth in a complicated global economy
As part of our series, The Age of Work, “Marketplace” host Kai Ryssdal and ADP Chief Economist Nela Richardson, our project partner on the series, have visited a wide range of businesses — from a text…
Asia’s financiers must look beyond headlines on environmental risks
When smoke from forest and land fires in Indonesia reaches Singapore, the consequences are immediately apparent. People check pollution readings, outdoor activities are disrupted and the search for th…
AI Boom Opens New Growth Opportunities for Philippine Semiconductor Industry, FedEx Report Finds
Federal Express Corporation (FedEx), one of the world’s largest express transportation companies, released findings from a new report developed in collaboration with Frost & Sullivan examining th…
Malaysia unveils six homegrown chips worth RM300m as it shifts from making to designing semiconductors
Malaysia today unveiled six homegrown semiconductor innovations with an estimated combined sales potential of RM300 million, as the government seeks to move the country beyond chip manufacturing into …
Interview of the Week: Yuan Liu on Cambodia’s Energy Security and TotalEnergies’ Expansion Plans
This week, we spoke with Yuan Liu, Managing Director and Country Chair of TotalEnergies Cambodia, about his first year leading the affiliate and the state of Cambodia’s energy sector. We discussed his…
Bankability, not capital, emerges as key barrier to ASEAN energy investment
ASEAN has a growing toolkit of financing instruments, but the scarcity of investment-ready, bankable projects remains the main constraint, according to the ASEAN Centre for Energy (ACE). In its ASEAN …
Tokenization, Crypto, AI and Connected Payment Systems: Digital Assets Thoughts of the Week
South Korea and tokenization “Proposed rules would allow stocks, bonds, and investment funds to operate under the country’s tokenized securities framework when it comes into effect in 2027. “The frame…
The Philippines: Digital Tourism Advances Community-Based Growth
The Philippine Department of Tourism (DOT) is expanding efforts to support digital transformation across the tourism sector, with a focus on helping micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs) improve…
Malaysia is invested in the industries of the future. Now it needs them to power productivity
As the 2026 IMF-World Bank Annual Meetings draw closer, Malaysia’s next engines of growth are already taking shape. Five decades of industrial development have made the country a major player in semic…