Even as Malaysia struggles to contain a pandemic that has wrought significant damage on its economy, it now faces a potentially greater fiscal challenge: defending its main cash crop – the oil palm – …
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Bangladesh to outperform Asian peers in economic recovery
Bangladesh is likely to recover faster than its Asian peers from the Covid-19 fallout thanks to improving exports, growth in domestic consumption and remittance inflow, according to a study of Standar…
250MW solar plant – Nepal
Nepal’s biggest solar electricity farm is going up in Kohalpur of Banke district. The $181 million 250MW array will supply power to the grid and will also have a 40MW battery storage capacity. An agre…
This is Asia’s top-performing economy in the Covid pandemic — it’s not China
Vietnam is likely the top-performing Asian economy in 2020 — a feat that was achieved without a single quarter of economic contraction at a time when many economies globally were weighed down by the c…
What is the biggest question of all for global agriculture ministers?
The agriculture ministers of 76 nations assembled last week, through online means, for a virtual meeting. Usually caught up in the political affairs of their home territories, the ministers must be co…
Commodity Market Report – 25 Jan 2021
Gold prices have shown strong resistance at USD1870 /oz level. This week, we project the initial range will be contained from USD1820 – USD1870 /oz range. The eventual direction of the yellow metal wi…
Weekly Rubber Report – 25 Jan 2021
Market Fundamentals: Commodity rubber were stagnant with bearish bias last week while U.S. Presidential handover was taking place. Dollar Index (USDX) although is showing sign of exhaustion, has maint…
As Assam pushes to produce rubber, India may be less dependent on imports
WITH Assam and other states in the Northeast set to expand rubber cultivation in a major way during the next five years, India should be able to substantially reduce its dependence on imports. Encoura…
Asean Today – Dec 2020
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Chinese garment manufacturer going green in Bangladesh
As elsewhere in the world, off-the-grid solar systems are becoming a popular form of alternative energy in Bangladesh. Nowadays many factories in the country are shifting towards solar power systems. …