Bangladesh is currently one of the world’s most rapidly growing economies and projected to be 28th in 2030, currently 43rd. Extreme poverty has decreased significantly from 44.2% (1991) to 12.9%…
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Malaysian firm eyes waste-to-energy PHL projects
A MALAYSIAN company has pledged to invest up to $2 billion to put up 12 waste-to-energy (WTE) facilities in the Philippines in partnership with Filipino company Integrated Green Technology, Inc. (IGT)…
US promotes inclusive agriculture-led growth in Kachin State
Myitkyina – US Ambassador Scot Marciel met with more than 60 members of the Kachin State agriculture sector in Myitkyina last Thursday, to discuss how the new US Agency for International Develop…
How rubber farmers can reduce risk and help the environment (commentary)
Since as far back as the early 1990s, Thailand has been the world’s largest exporter of natural rubber, responsible for as much as 35.1 percent of rubber exports in 2016. That year, Thailand globally …
Myanmar approves 8 more investment projects
Myanmar has approved eight more projects in five sectors in a latest scrutiny of submitted foreign investment projects, according to the Myanmar Investment Commission, Trend reports citing Xinhua. The…
S. Korea mulling separate FTAs with more ASEAN member states
South Korea is exploring the possibility of forging individual free trade deals with more ASEAN member states, a senior trade official has said, in a move to further boost growing economic ties with t…
First E-car Racing to be organized in Nepal in 2021
The first Electric Car Racing is set to be held in Jomsom of Mustang district in 2021. The event will be organized in coordination with the Nepal Tourism Board (NTB). Nepal’s mountainous area was chos…
Myanmar: Value chain finance could improve agricultural productivity: economists
Value-chain financing is an important aspect of agriculture, Myanmar’s most important industry, that requires more attention, a Yangon University of Economics academic association says. UK-funded priv…
Malaysia: Local biodiesel demand reaches record levels, boost to CPO price
MALAYSIA’S rising demand for biodiesel has helped push the prices of crude palm oil (CPO) to levels last seen two years ago, offering some respite to a topsy-turvy year for the country’s key export co…
Nepal’s hydro resource, Bangladesh’s natural gas foundation for prosperity
President Bidya Devi Bhandari has said Nepal’s hydro resource and Bangladesh’s natural gas could be strong base for the economic prosperity of both countries. At a banquet hosted in honor of Banglades…