China-Russia 2022 Bilateral Trade The Main Customs Administration of China has summed up the results of 2022: For the first time in its history, Russia became one of China’s top ten trade partners, wh…
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The ongoing Russia-Ukraine conflict: Impact on Southeast Asia
The Ukraine conflict questions the very notions of a rules-based international order, respect for territorial sovereignty of other countries, and the core principles which underline the concept of a F…
Sri Lanka’s IMF deal edges closer as China backs debt restructure
China has agreed to support Sri Lanka’s debt restructuring in a crucial step towards securing a $2.9bn IMF rescue package and pulling the country out of an economic crisis. Confirming Beijing’s move o…
Nepal to become a centre of excellence in sustainable hydropower with new partnership
The International Hydropower Association’s (IHA) sustainability team and the Nepal Hydropower Association have partnered to train over 60 professionals on the Hydropower Sustainability Standard. Suppo…
AWS expands SEA footprint with a cloud region and US$6 billion investment in Malaysia
Amazon Web Services (AWS), the cloud computing arm of Amazon.com, Inc., will launch a new cloud region in Malaysia, expanding its footprint in the Southeast Asian region. The cloud giant is also commi…
Bangladesh reassesses its Belt and Road Initiative strategy with China as the US offers a new alternative
Bangladesh ranked 54 in the China Index. Screenshot from the China Index 2022 website. Fair use. In 2015, Bangladesh became part of the Chinese global infrastructure development strategy known as the …
Lessons for Bangladesh’s economy
In recent times, the global economy has endured far-reaching macroeconomic shocks ranging from pandemic-induced disruptions, severe climatic events, and geopolitical tensions to an active war with a c…
RCEP: Boon or Bane for Marcos’s Government?
After almost two years of shillyshallying, the Philippines is joining the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) as the last of the present 14-member Asia-Pacific free trade grouping. The …
India set to become 3rd largest economy in 5 years; says Goyal; hails PM Modi’s 2019 snub to RCEP
India would become the third largest economy in the world in the next five years and by 2047 could be at the level the United States of America is at present, Union Minister Piyush Goyal said on Satur…
Adani Green Energy to set up wind power project in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka on Thursday announced that it has approved $442 million wind power project by Adani group’s Adani Green Energy. This the first major foreign investment by cash strapped country. Sri La…