Economics is the art of fixing the problem at hand without creating too many new ones. Raising interest rates might curb inflation, for example, but it’s crucial to pick a rate that doesn’t spiral the…
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South Korean ship owner H-LINE Shipping sends first ship for green recycling to SN Corporation in Chittagong, Bangladesh
H-Line Shipping, a prominent ship owner based in South Korea, has taken a significant step towards promoting environmentally responsible practices by selecting SN Corporation, located in Chittagong, B…
De-dollarization: Local currency settlement and its constraints
The influence of the United States as the generator of global multilateralism is decreasing, while China’s influence is increasing, especially in the aspect of international trade. Amid the US-C…
Commodity Market Report – 3 July 2023
Gold prices bounced off USD1900 /oz support last week. This week, we foresee the trend will make technical recovery but stay within the range from USD1900 – USD1940 /oz. Long traders are reminded to b…
Weekly Rubber Report – 3 July 2023
Market Fundamentals: The Dollar Index (USDX) reached 103.00 level and submerged last week. However, we foresee the greenback will thread in slightly firm sentiment within 102.00 – 103.00 region this w…
Adopt Vietnam’s good agriculture practices to benefit famers: Taki
Agriculture & Allied Minister Tage Taki has exhorted agriculture department to imbibe good and sustainable agri practices of Vietnam and incorporate in achievable plan in department’s proposals t…
Connecting South Asia: The Promises of BBIN
The Global Gateway Conference has recently been held in Meghalaya, India. The two-day gathering aimed to increase trade and economic development in the region by integrating the north-east of India wi…
Indonesia mulls diverting palm oil exports to Africa over EUDR
With European nations implementing the European Union Deforestation-Free Regulations (EUDR), the government is thinking of gradually diverting Indonesia’s palm oil exports to Africa, Coordinating Mini…
How can the palm oil industry reach net zero?
Food systems contribute approximately one third of greenhouse gas emissions, and are therefore a crucial focus in global efforts to slow climate change. Palm oil, the world’s most widely used vegetabl…
Bangladesh Circular Economy Summit stresses circularity key to growth
Fashion industry veterans, organisations and government officials came together for Bangladesh’s first Circular Economy Summit in Dhaka and emphasised the need to shift towards circularity for t…