Malaysia has intensified efforts to explore new markets, including African continent, for one of its main exports, palm oil, after India unofficially reduced its imports over former’s Kashmir statemen…
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South Korean payment servicer Alliex has partnered with Vietnam’s central bank to develop a cashless payment network accessible to banks and retailers, helping the country’s broader effort…
ADB to develop agriculture, improve food safety in Nepal
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has approved a US$50mn policy-based loan to help support the Government of Nepal’s reforms to improve food safety measures, enhance agricultural trade standards, and p…
Vietnam is leading Asean growing solar PV market
SOUTH-EAST Asia’s cumulative solar photovoltaic (PV) capacity is expected to triple within the next 5 years, with large-scale solar projects dominating installation capacity before distributed s…
Tech to upgrade financial instruments in Malaysia
Blockchain technology has been around for over ten years. However, business leaders across the world still struggle to understand it. As a result, the seemingly limitless potential of the technology h…
Singapore Sees Greener Future in Trading Power With Neighbors
Singapore’s state-owned power grid operator wants to build more connections to neighboring countries to tap their greater potential for renewable energy. Nations like Malaysia and Indonesia have ample…
Commodity Market Report – 4 Nov 2019
Gold prices traded in sideways last week while trapped within the large range of USD1475 – USD1525 /oz. This week, we aim for no change in this market sentiment as the market is caught in mixed activi…
Weekly RUBBER Report – 4 Nov 2019
Market Fundamentals: Rubber prices edged marginally higher last week due to the softening of Dollar Index. The positive news of trade agreement in November between U.S. and China resolving the dispute…
China-India Plus: Is it in Nepal’s interest?
“The two leaders also agreed to expand ‘China-India Plus’ cooperation, push forward facilitation of regional inter-connectivity, and work with other related parties to strike the Regional Compre…
Sit down, shut up and hang on – The Asian century is here
In the nineteenth century, the world was ‘Europeanised’. In the twentieth century, it was ‘Americanised’. This century it is all about being ‘Asianised’. With more than half of the world’s population,…