Dhaka: Bangladesh, the world’s second-largest apparel exporter, sees economic growth of at least 6% this year, a pace that could make it an outlier in a world set to contract. Growth will slow to a ra…
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Vietnam Post-Virus Recovery: Economy Soars
Vietnamese Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc looked very happy during a visit to an industrial park last weekend. He talked to workers about their health and examined the speakers being produced in fact…
Laos attracts US$37bil in investment since opening up
The Laos government has approved more than 6,000 investment projects with combined funding of around US$37 billion since the introduction of the market-oriented economy and opening up to the world in …
Laos attracts investment of about 37 bln USD since opening up: official data
The Lao government has approved more than 6,000 investment projects with combined funding of around 37 billion U.S. dollars since the introduction of the market-oriented economy and opening up to the …
India Becomes Transportation Highway Center of China’s Belt and Road Initiative
Much has been made of recent Indian regulatory issues being anti-China investment in tone. However, they failed to read the small print. India is in fact the current largest recipient of announced Chi…
The Great Wall against China: Understanding India’s new foreign investment rules
The finance ministry on Wednesday notified changes in FDI (Foreign Direct Investment) rules which mandate “prior approval” from the Centre for foreign investments from countries “tha…
Vietnam: Digital economy expected to increase labour productivity
Việt Nam needed to invest in the digital economy and seize the opportunities it provided to improve labour productivity. The information was released at the annual Vietnam economic evaluation report r…
ADB: Pandemic need not turn into economic meltdown
THE Asian Development Bank (ADB) believes countries should act fast in responding to the coronavirus 2019 (Covid-19) pandemic to prevent further deterioration of the economy. In an Asian Development B…
Talking heads: A U-shaped global growth recovery?
GERALD AMBROSE, COUNTRY HEAD – ABERDEEN STANDARD INVESTMENTS MALAYSIA, ABERDEEN STANDARD INVESTMENTS Where are you seeing exciting investment opportunities in Malaysia, and how are you positioning you…
Rebound Predicted For Malaysia Stock Market
The Malaysia stock market snapped the two-day winning streak in which it had collected more than 30 points or 2.2 percent. The Kuala Lumpur Composite Index remains just above the 1,385-point plateau a…