Nearly 2.4 million Bangladeshis are estimated to be living abroad permanently, either as citizens or on long-term permits, but there has been very little effort by the government to tap this huge sour…
Economy
Nepal receives investment pledges for 30 billion in five months
21Nepal has received foreign investment commitment of Rs 30 billion in the first five months of the current fiscal year that began on July16.According to the data unveiled by the Department of Industr…
Bangladesh outdoes China, Vietnam in apparel export growth in US
Bangladesh has outnumbered China, Vietnam and Indonesia in terms of growth in apparel exports to the United States in January-October this year, with many US buyers shifting orders to the supplier cou…
Bangladesh at 50: On the Path to Becoming a Middle Power
Bangladesh at 50 is a transformed Asian tiger that is looking to build on its ambition of exerting more power in regional and global politics. A string of economic successes – especially its forthcomi…
ADB raises 2022 forecast for Bangladesh
The Asian Development Bank has raised the 2022 forecast for Bangladesh. In Bangladesh, exports and imports grew more than projected in the ADB’s 2021 update thanks to a surge in global demand fo…
The economics of a new China-Laos train line
On December 3rd, at long last, a portion of those aspirations was realised. A high-speed rail line connecting Kunming to Vientiane, the capital of Laos, was opened after five years of construction. Th…
Opportunities for ASEAN’s recovery after the pandemic
Two senior diplomats talk with VietNamNet about the topic “ASEAN recovers after the pandemic”. In response to ASEAN 2021, VietNamNet talks with former Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs, Ambassador Ph…
Intel to Spend $7 Billion on Big Malaysia Chipmaking Expansion
Intel Corp. is spending $7 billion to build a new chip packaging facility in Malaysia, a major Asian investment intended to address endemic global semiconductor shortages at a time Washington is advoc…
Bangladesh now a digital economy: Foreign Minister
Foreign Minister AK Abdul Momen has said Bangladesh has now become a digital economy and the country is now a role model of development to the world. “Information technology is changing day by d…
Bursa launches Digital Research for the investment community
BURSA Malaysia Bhd launched Bursa Digital Research, a multi-faceted research portal that serves to provide investors with an added source of research and data analysis with the objective of improving …