Under current law, foreign entities cannot own a majority stake in renewable energy development in the Philippines, but this is about to change, as reported by the Manila Bulletin. The Philippine gove…
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Netherlands to assist Bangladesh in circular economy
As one of Bangladeshs major development partners, the Netherlands will assist the South Asian country in adapting to circular economy in the changed development scene. King Willem-Alexander of the Net…
AIIB to Loan Vietnamese SMEs $100m as COVID-19 Hit Economic Growth Forecast to Shrink to 2.7 Percent
The non-sovereign loan would be co-financed with the International Finance Corporation, with the capital aiming to boost the Asian nation’s economic recovery amid the ongoing coronavirus pandemi…
Vietnam Is Booming Economically. Not Its Stock Market
Vietnam is a bundle of contradictions for investors. Economically, the country is an all-star. Growth was cruising around 7% annually before this year. Exports are climbing the value chain from appare…
Too-tight virus policy is strangling economy, experts warn
Thailand should overcome concern of a second wave of Covid-19 and instead relax restrictions on foreign investors and tourists in order to shore up its falling economy, say a prominent investor and le…
Spotlight: Malaysia manufacturing sectors eyes RCEP to boost post-pandemic regional economic recovery
The Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) trade pact, once in effect, will provide a much-needed boost to participating countries working to reverse the current economic downturn caused b…
It is Not Yesterday’s Future: Re-Imagining Tomorrow’s Destinations | 22 July | 2:00 pm | (GMT+8)
It is Not Yesterday’s Future: Re-Imagining Tomorrow’s Destinations Prior to the pandemic, tourism growth in Asia was outperforming much of the world. New destinations were being developing, creative e…
Three Reasons Why You Should Start Your Smart City Adoption Now and How You Can Do It? | 21 July | 2:00 pm | (GMT+8)
Three Reasons Why You Should Start Your Smart City Adoption Now and How You Can Do It? The world is at an unprecedented level of urbanization. It is projected that over 40 global cities will come up a…
Rubber farmers take to coffee to supplement income
The crop holds out promise of maximum land utilisation and better yields As farmers cope with plummeting income from natural rubber, coffee has turned out to be a choice crop, holding out promise of s…
Opportune time to invest in tourism infrastructure
Investing amid a crisis seems counterintuitive, but that might be an advisable course of action for the tourism industry, which continues to be ravaged by the coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) pande…