Country director of the Asian Development Bank to Bangladesh Edimon Ginting on Thursday said that following the holding of the last general election, confidence would come back in the economy of Bangl…
Global supply chain disrupted; ships taking the long way round
THE attacks on merchant ships in the Bab-el-Mandeb strait and the resulting effective near-closure of the Suez Canal have grabbed the headlines in the past few days. It has not taken long for the effe…
Vietnam’s VinFast to set up $500 million EV facilities in India
Vietnamese electric vehicle (EV) maker VinFast signed an agreement on Saturday to set up its first manufacturing facilities in India, as the ambitious company seeks to penetrate the world’s thir…
PH surpasses Malaysia, Thailand in net foreign direct investment
The Philippines has surpassed the net foreign direct investment (FDI) inflows of Malaysia and Thailand in the first three quarters of 2023, Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) Undersecretary Ceferi…
Global Economy Set for Weakest Half-Decade Performance in 30 Years
As the world nears the midpoint of what was intended to be a transformative decade for development, the global economy is set to rack up a sorry record by the end of 2024 —the slowest half-decade of G…
A decade of stopping deforestation: How the palm oil industry did the seemingly impossible (commentary)
Ten years ago this month, I stood with the CEO of Asia’s biggest agribusiness, Wilmar International, to announce the company’s new No Deforestation, No Peat, No Exploitation policy. It banned deforest…
Opportunities and trends in 2024
This article first appeared in City & Country, The Edge Malaysia Weekly on December 18, 2023 – December 24, 2023 With 2023 drawing to a close, talks and discussions on the outlook for the c…
Laos to launch agroforestry project for sustainable agriculture
A new agroforestry coffee plantation project dedicated to fostering sustainable agriculture and environmental conservation is poised to take root in Laos. The project aims to create a prototype coffee…
Lao economy’s leap towards independence
In a definitive stride towards economic autonomy, Lao President Thongloun Sisoulith has pledged to remodel the economy, focusing on independence and local ownership. The announcement came during a rec…
New Electric Vehicle Production in Thailand Sets the Stage for ASEAN’s EV Hub
Thailand is making significant strides in its electric vehicle (EV) industry as it welcomes the assembly of the Ora Good Cat EV, the first Chinese brand to be manufactured in the country. This develop…