Oil prices slid in early trade on Monday as a fast-spreading new coronavirus strain in the United Kingdom raised concerns that tighter restrictions there and in other European countries could stall a …
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ADB approves grant to improve Bangladesh’s business competitiveness, intraregional trade
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has approved $0.5 million grant assistance for promoting business competitiveness and intraregional trade of Bangladesh. The assistance is additional to an earlier gra…
Bangladesh: Robust infrastructure key to faster digitalisation
Robust infrastructure and skilled manpower are essential to boost the ongoing digitalisation initiatives taken by the government. Overall digitalisation is happening in Bangladesh at a very fast pace …
Asean Today – Nov 2020
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India lost nothing by staying out of RCEP
The signing of the RCEP (Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership) agreement on 15 November was a geopolitical coup for China, at a time when the United States was still in the throes of electoral …
China’s factory activity expands at fastest pace in over three years
China’s factory activity expanded at the fastest pace in more than three years in November, while growth in the services sector also hit a multi-year high, as the country’s economic recovery from the …
Fifteen Asia-Pacific Countries Form a New Trading Bloc
Accounting for 30% of the world’s population and 30% of global GDP, the bloc is larger than the European Union. As the United Kingdom continues to negotiate trade agreements with the European Union an…
17th China-ASEAN Expo opens in south China
The 17th China-ASEAN Expo and China-ASEAN Business and Investment Summit kicked off Friday in Nanning, capital of south China’s Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region. Themed “Building the Belt …
Biden to reinvest in Asean economic security: expert
MANILA – With the election of President-elect Joe Biden, the United States is expected to reinvest in the economic security of Asia, particularly in Southeast Asia, according to Bower Group Asia presi…
Vietnam among Asia-Pacific economies with fastest per-capita GDP rise: Bloomberg
Vietnam is projected to be one of the economies posting big gains in the world’s per-capita income rankings during the quarter-century through 2025, according to data analysed by Bloomberg. Shown are …