The government has taken up the challenge of changing the direction of the major economic indicators of the country, Eran Wickramaratne, State Minister for Finance and Media told the 60th AGM of the N…
Economy
Which is the best country to start a business in Asia?
The World Bank’s annual report ‘Doing Business 2019 ‘ranks economies based on how easy it is to do business. Singapore has been ranked the second best country in the world to run a busines…
Unraveling the Secret of Digital Malaysia
The rise of the digital economy in Malaysia is no surprise, given the foundation that has been laid for the country to enable digital across the everyday lives of its citizens. BRINK Asia spoke to Wei…
President visits ADB Headquarters : Sri Lanka and ADB sign agreements worth $455m
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…
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…
