President Maithripala Sirisena made his first visit to the Asian Development Bank (ADB) headquarters on Thursday during a state visit to the Philippines and met ADB President Takehiko Nakao. President…
Economy
China-Myanmar economic cooperation zone to be developed along border area
A first ever China-Myanmar Border Economic Cooperation Zone will be developed along the Kunlong-Chinshwehaw border area in Shan state, the official Global New Light of Myanmar quoted a developer as re…
Nepal – Government sets stage to hold Investment Summit in March
The government has decided to hold Investment Summit in the last week of March in a bid to attract foreign investment in the country. A Cabinet meeting has decided to hold the ‘Investment Summit-2019’…
Vietnam’s top ten economic events in 2018
1. National Assembly ratifies the CPTPP On November 12, the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP) and related documents were ratified at the sixth session of th…
Nepal occupies special place in Indo-Pacific region: US
Nepal occupies a special place in the Indo-Pacific region and must remain stable and prosperous, the Trump administration has said, asserting that America has a “profound stake” in the suc…
SMEs ho-hum about 2019 outlook; more look to Asean for opportunities
CAUTION appears to be the pervading sentiment among Singapore businesses as external uncertainties such as the US-China trade war, rising interest rates and slowing global growth weigh on their outloo…
Vietnam beats Singapore to top ASEAN’s IPO markets
Vietnam has leapt to become Southeast Asia’s top grossing market for initial public offerings (IPO) in 2018 with total proceeds of 2.6 billion USD. Singapore, who lost its crown to Vietnam, retreated …
After Difficult Year For Myanmar, Some Cause For Hope in 2019
Kyaw Zwa Moe: Welcome to Dateline Irrawaddy! We are now bidding farewell to 2018 and welcoming 2019. We will discuss the lessons we can learn from 2018 and our expectations for 2019. U Win Myo Thu, di…
Malaysia still investors’ favourite emerging mart: Academician
Kuala Lumpur: Malaysia is still the favourite emerging market choice of investors despite the current slow pace of foreign net inflow, says an academician. Universiti Teknologi Malaysia Geostrategist …