The economic fallout from the C0VID-19 pandemic has hit Indonesia hard, and the Southeast Asian largest economy urgently needs new growth engines. Exports fell 28.95 percent year-on-year to US$10.53 b…
Featured
Japan’s new leadership
The COVID-19 pandemic has not only crushed Japan’s economy, but also its hopes of staging a glorious 2020 Summer Olympics. Amid these gloomy circumstances, Prime Minister Shinzo Abe announced his resi…
People begin to crowd tourism hotspots
People have started thronging the tourism hotspots in Cox’s Bazar, Sylhet and other districts after staying indoors for more than five months due to coronavirus pandemic. The government reopened the l…
State of Agriculture in Fast-Developing and Integrating ASEAN
Agriculture remains a key driver of ASEAN economic development. As of 2018, it accounts for more than a quarter of total exports of Cambodia and Myanmar, whereas imports range from only 3% in Singapor…
Accelerating Digitization in SMEs Beyond Coronavirus Crisis: How to Pivot and Transform for Immediate Revenue | 1 September | 2:00 PM | (GMT+8)
Accelerating Digitization in SMEs Beyond Coronavirus Crisis: How to Pivot and Transform for Immediate Revenue As a result of Convid-19 pandemic, many C-suite executives have led their companies to dig…
Mastercard announces deepening commitment to Myanmar
Today, Mastercard announced that it is deepening its commitment to Myanmar by establishing a local office presence in Yangon and appointing a country business development manager. The global payments …
Philippines: Coal, solar technologies dominate new power projects
It’s the clean-versus-dirty fuel technology labels that will wrestle with each other in the indicative power projects of the country, as coal and solar reign in the targeted 33,199.5 megawatts of new …
Cambodia needs technocratic leaders to stay relevant in Industry 4.0
In Cambodia, there is an increasing demand for high-skilled laborers as the country aspires to transition to an upper middle or high-income country in the next few decades. To realize this vision, Cam…
Commodity Market Report – 24 Aug 2020
Gold prices have exhibited strong resistance at USD2000 /oz for time being. This week, we expect a volatile market trend while the movement swing from USD1870 – USD1970 /oz range. Traders should exerc…
Weekly Rubber Report – 24 Aug 2020
Market Fundamentals: Rubber prices were stagnant for entire last week while WTI Crude prices struggled to stay above USD42.00 /barrel. As WTI Crude was unable to hold strong at the final trading hour,…