After studying at Harvard University and learning the art of starting a business in Silicon Valley, Hla Hla Win took her experience home to Myanmar, founding a company that uses augmented reality to i…
Economy
ECRL cost-savings saves Malaysia from China’s debt trap
Malaysia’s success in renegotiating the East Coast Rail Link (ECRL) project with China is significant as it saves Malaysia from the debt trap that Sri Lanka fell into, Forbes writes. In an opini…
What’s Driving the Global Slowdown?
The drumbeat of warnings about a looming worldwide recession is growing ever louder. According to the latest Brookings-Financial Times TIGER indexes, which track the global economic recovery, growth m…
Making Federal Nepal Investment-Ready
The recently concluded Nepal Investment Summit 2019, convened by the government of Nepal in March in Kathmandu, has moved the country’s new economic agenda to center stage. The event, which drew indus…
Adventure Travel Company Funds Microfinance Projects in Developing Countries
While exploring a new destination is often the driving force behind travel decisions, an increasing number of globetrotters are also considering the impact of their travels during the planning process…
Asean mulls paths to integration during meeting in northern Thailand
CUSTOMS cooperation and robust financial infrastructure remain the top challenges for Asean in its bid to deepen economic integration and redistribute economic wellbeing. Asean finance ministers and c…
ASEAN Pushes for Cross-Border Settlement in Local Currencies
ASEAN central bankers are setting up direct settlement systems that use local currencies, in a bid to reduce transaction costs and exposures to global volatility. The central banks of Thailand, Indone…
Asean Today – Mar 2019
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Unexpected bounce in China’s factory activity, but Asia broadly weak
Factory activity in China showed a slight, surprising recovery last month, in a sign that stimulus injected into Asia’s growth engine may be yielding results, but worries of a global slowdown persiste…
Nepal: Govt excited after Investment Summit: PM Oli
Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli has said the government was excited after the investment summit. Talking to media persons at Biratnagar airport Sunday, Prime Minister Oli said the considerable participat…