MALAYSIA is ranked the “second most favourable country” for foreign investment in South-East Asia by European and US companies to establish or expand their sourcing, selling or operations over the nex…
Economy
U.S. green energy push sets global edible oils alight, raises food inflation fears
The United Nations’ vegetable oils price index has rallied 70% since last June to nine-year highs after labour shortages at Asian palm plantations and bad weather in key sunflower, rapeseed and soybea…
India, Bangladesh to sign economic pact over next five years: EIU
India and Bangladesh are expected to sign an economic partnership agreement over the next five years which will preserve trade rights for Bangladesh. According to the Economist Intelligence Unit, R…
Telcos as a catalyst to re-energising digital financial inclusion
In 2019, the World Bank, in collaboration with the ASEAN Working Committee on Financial Inclusion (WCFINC) released a report titled, ‘Advancing Digital Financial Inclusion in ASEAN’. A key finding fro…
How Has the Tech Boom Helped the Philippines Economy Grow?
The Philippines is classified as a developing economy and has shown continued growth in recent years even when others began to falter. Before the coronavirus pandemic struck, the country’s economy was…
Bangladesh seeks China fund to address rural-urban digital divide
Bangladesh has sought Chinese investment for a Tk 30-billion project that aims at reducing the ‘digital divide’. Finance ministry has recently written to the Chinese government in this reg…
Tourism will take leap following agreement with Chand’s group: Tourism Minister Dhakal
Minister for Culture, Tourism and Civil Aviation Bhanu Bhakta Dhakal expressed the hope that Country’s tourism would take a stride with the Netra Bikram Chand-led group entering the peaceful politics.…
How Laos is overcoming landlockedness and bolstering growth
Laos is one of the fastest growing economies in Southeast Asia. From 2010 to 2018, it realised the second highest compound annual growth rate (CAGR) in exports in the region, next only to Vietnam. The…
Bangladesh is becoming South Asia’s economic bull case: WSJ
Bangladesh has won plaudits from The Wall Street Journal for the economic strides it has made in recent years in the wake of its graduation from the UN’s least-developed-country categorisation. …
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