Malaysia on Sunday said it would reopen nearly all economic activity and allow interstate travel starting June 10, lifting coronavirus restrictions imposed nearly three months ago as it moves to reviv…
Economy
ASEAN agree to limit tariff barriers to fuel economies
Vietnamese Minister of Industry and Trade Tran Tuan Anh said trade barriers, including tariff and non-tariff restrictions, should be limited to restore the economies of ASEAN members amid the Covid-19…
A Cashless Future For Myanmar
In a survey by Visa, around 64 percent of consumers in Southeast Asia are confident of going cashless for a full day, highlighting the region’s strong drive towards digital payments. Moreover, the 201…
With a 6% growth forecast, Bangladesh is set to be world’s fastest growing economy
Dhaka: Bangladesh, the world’s second-largest apparel exporter, sees economic growth of at least 6% this year, a pace that could make it an outlier in a world set to contract. Growth will slow to a ra…
Economy to blast off again from Oct: IMF
There appears to be glimmer of light towards the end of the tunnel following the International Monetary Fund yesterday projected that the Bangladesh economy would grab from the next quarter of next fi…
Auto players’ shares soar after PM announces sales tax exemption
Shares of automotive players shot up in late trading, after the prime minister announced a sales tax exemption on new car purchases. In a televised speech on the nation’s short-term economic rec…
Vietnam Post-Virus Recovery: Economy Soars
Vietnamese Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc looked very happy during a visit to an industrial park last weekend. He talked to workers about their health and examined the speakers being produced in fact…
Agriculture can save the Philippines from COVID-19 havoc
A resounding yes to “Hope in agriculture” (Editorial, 5/24/20). As a country with vast untapped agricultural lands and abundant bodies of water, we need to revive the agriculture sector. And this glob…
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Economists back Bangladesh budget reboot for coronavirus recovery
It should draw up plans for a new financial blueprint to develop the health sector, broaden the tax net and reduce income inequality for the recovery, they suggested. The budget session of parliament …