Malaysian palm oil futures reversed earlier losses and reached a more than two-year high on Friday, supported by stronger rival oils and Indonesia’s decision to cut its fossil fuel consumption. …
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A great step for Digital Bangladesh
The inauguration of the National Data Centre is a watershed moment for Bangladesh’s ICT sector, and brings us even closer towards realizing the government’s vision of a Digital Bangladesh. The four-ti…
Myanmar opens market to foreign insurers
British Prudential, Japanese Dai-ichi Life, Hong Kong AIA, US Chubb, and Canadian Manulife have been permitted to issue life insurance policies in Myanmar with their fully-owned subsidiary, more than …
Sustainable infrastructure investment speeds up growth in Viet Nam
Sustainable infrastructure investments are becoming the norm and enabling stable economic and social growth in Việt Nam, Nirukt Sapru, CEO, Vietnam and ASEAN & South Asia Cluster Markets at Stand…
Indonesia: Getting data centers ready for booming digital economy
Southeast Asia (SEA) has clinched the top spot globally as the mobile economy hot spot, taking over giant economies like China. This is due to the growth in smartphone penetration in this region, whic…
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Electricity Reform to Light Up Myanmar’s Economy
Businesses and the general public in Myanmar are divided on the recent bold policy move to hike electricity tariffs. But the big question is: how can the electricity reform contribute to the country’s…
Chinese firms sign 184-mln-USD deals to purchase goods from Laos
Chinese companies signed contracts worth 1.3 billion yuan (about 184 million U.S. dollars) to purchase goods, mainly agricultural products, from their Laos counterparts. The deals were signed as the 2…
Indonesia Looks to its Past to Solve Modern Energy Troubles
As a nation made up of 17,000 islands, one of Indonesia’s most challenging problems in the 21st century has been modernizing her electric grid. But now on the island of Siberut, some electricity-starv…
Xi: China wants US trade deal
China wants to reach an initial trade deal with the United States (US), President Xi Jinping said Friday, but is “not afraid” to fight back when necessary and will enact economic reforms a…