PATRICK POLESHUK WRITES- If the recent Trump-Kim summit has told us anything about North Korea’s relationship with the U.S, it is that the two leaders appear to be on separate wavelengths. The summit’…
Economy
Philippines pursues stronger trade, investment ties with Malaysia
The Philippines wants to expand trade and investment ties with Malaysia by taking advantage of opportunities available in agriculture, manufacturing, technology and innovation, halal and infrastructur…
Myanmar’s second largest city to hold int’l trade fair, business forum
Myanmar’s second largest city of Mandalay in the central part will hold an international trade fair and business forum on March 23 to attract foreign entrepreneurs to invest and do business in t…
Sri Lanka: ADB boosts over 1,700 micro and SMEs with $125m worth lending
ADB commends SL banks for achieving MSME lending targets NPLs under the credit lines are below industry average as banks performing well, ADB believes banks can continue to lend to MSMEs in future via…
Australia to sign landmark FTA with Indonesia
Australia and Indonesia are set to sign a free trade agreement, ending months of uncertainty around the deal. The Indonesian-Australian Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (IA-CEPA) will be s…
Investors could channel up to US$4.9 billion into Rakhine this year
Foreign and domestic companies last week signed 28 expressions of interest (EOI) to conduct business worth a potential US$4.9 billion in the state this year. The bulk of the EOIs were signed by busine…
Asean Today – Feb 2019
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$12 billion investment likely at ASEAN summit in Bengaluru
The three-day ASEAN Chambers of Commerce and Industry Business Meet opening in Bengaluru on Monday has already lined up investment proposals worth more than US $12 billion in various sectors including…
WTO warns of global trade slowdown as indicator hits nine-year low
A quarterly leading indicator of world merchandise trade slumped to its lowest reading in nine years on Tuesday, which should put policymakers on guard for a sharper slowdown if trade tensions continu…
World Bank commends the progress of Sri Lanka poverty alleviation programs
The World Bank has commended the progress achieved in the programs launched by Sri Lanka to alleviate poverty among rural masses. World Bank Vice President South Asia Region Dr. Hartwig Schafer, who w…