The Philippines’ coronavirus task force has approved the entry of foreign investors to the Southeast Asian nation starting from Nov. 1, the presidential spokesman said on Friday. Foreigners with inves…
Economy
The Australians betting on the Myanmar economy
In 2015, Australian Brad Jones was in Singapore, wondering if someone was pulling his leg about a CEO job on offer in Myanmar. It was a fair question. The country was just beginning to emerge from dec…
Why is Bangladesh’s GDP growing despite Covid-19, while other economies are contracting?
Bangladesh — the overcrowded, overpopulated flood-prone state that, founded in 1971, is barely older than the internet — is now one of the richest countries in South Asia. The region was rocked by thi…
Japan promises to diversify supply chains across ASEAN
Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga pledged on Monday to help Japanese companies diversify their supply chains across Southeast Asia, making a case for tighter economic cooperation to countries war…
Malaysia remains a preferred investment destination, says Mida
Malaysia continues to be a preferred investment destination by the international business community despite the challenging global economic environment with Johor being one of the top recipients of th…
Global Auto Markets Begin to Emerge From Pandemic Slowdown
New-car sales in Europe rose last month for the first time this year, a sign that the global auto industry is slowly beginning to pull out of its worst slump in decades. Yet even as consumers return t…
Vietnam: ASEAN’s New De Facto Leader?
Vietnam, as the current Chair of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) for 2020, has been actively involved with the association since 1995 when it joined the bloc with the aim of bringin…
Cooperation with China to help Laos recover: Lao economist
Economic cooperation between Laos and China will help facilitate Laos’ economic recovery following the COVID-19 pandemic, a renowned Lao economist said. Chairman of the Lao National AssemblyR…
IMF Sees Cambodia as ASEAN’s fastest-growing economy in 2025
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) is projecting that Cambodia will be the third-fastest growing economy in ASEAN next year and the region’s fastest growing economy in 2025. In its World Economic O…
Beware Of Trump’s October (November?) Surprise – Analysis
In the 2020 election, Americans’ national priorities, discontent with the Trump administration and its economic and pandemic failures would seem to work for the Democrats. But beware of the October (o…