Mid-September in Jakarta comes with muggy days, and a sense of prosperity, too. Busy airports, heavy traffic flows, the hustle and bustle of well-decorated malls and buzzing farmers’ markets. They all…
Economy
Bleaker economy could sour airline industry’s bet on cargo planes
The airline industry’s record-breaking scramble to convert older passenger jets to freighters during the travel-starved years of the coronavirus pandemic threatens to bring a glut of cargo space…
How is Southeast Asia’s Balancing Strategy on Ukraine Faring?
Since Russia began its “special military operation” in Ukraine in February, the relationship between Russia and Southeast Asia has garnered significant attention. This is because, first of all, Russia…
How is Southeast Asia’s Balancing Strategy on Ukraine Faring?
Since Russia began its “special military operation” in Ukraine in February, the relationship between Russia and Southeast Asia has garnered significant attention. This is because, first of all, Russia…
India, South Asia and ASEAN should think big—must integrate for global good, says ADB economist
As the global economy shrinks and countries chase the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and the World Bank (WB) for bailouts, India stands strong as a rock for the South Asian region. The country has …
Asean Today – Sept 2022
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Malaysia attracts $27.5 bn investment in first half of 2022: Authorities
The Malaysian Investment Development Authority (MIDA) has said that Malaysia has attracted 123.3 billion ringgit ($27.5 billion) in approved investments in the manufacturing, services and primary sect…
Bangladesh cuts school, office hours amid power crisis
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Sustainable growth amid crisis through the blue economy concept
I started writing about the new blue economy in this column in November 2015, just before the 21st Conference of the Parties (COP21) to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change. Top p…
How Bangladesh is handling economic turmoil
There is no denying that Bangladesh’s economy is under stress, but it is not in a critical situation. Bangladesh is not an exception to the global economic turmoil that has been caused by everything f…