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…
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How this market turns 10 tons of food waste into energy every day
Watch on Youtube Every year, 1.3 billion tons of food gets thrown away. But instead of putting it in a landfill, at the Bowenpally market, unsold vegetables get turned into biogas. It’s a clean …
Malaysia to introduce new national investment policy
The Malaysian government will introduce a new national investment policy to attract more high-quality investors as the country moves towards a high-income nation, Senior Minister cum International Tra…
France extends support for Laos’ sustainable agriculture value-chain through Mekong Tea Project
The government of France is further supporting the sustainable agriculture value-chain through the Mekong Tea Project, aiming to strengthen the tea production value-chain in Laos and increase the bene…
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…
Malaysian Tenaga unit to buy stake in 5 solar projects in Vietnam
TNB Renewables, a wholly owned subsidiary of Malaysian national electricity producer Tenaga Nasional Berhad (TNB), will buy a 39% stake in five solar rooftop projects of Singapore’s leading sola…
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. …