Bangladesh is the one of the fastest growing economies in the world currently and projections suggest that it will be the 28th and 23rd largest economy by 2030 and 2050, respectively, from its 43rd po…
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Vietnam Market to open in Malaysia next year
The first Vietnam Market in Malaysia is expected to open in March 2020 in Kuala Lumpur, creating more opportunity to boost exports of Vietnamese products. The Vietnam Market will cover six floors in t…
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,…
India’s Act East policy to get fresh impetus
India’s Act East policy is set to get fresh impetus, with Prime Minister Narendra Modi articulating the government’s plans to transform India’s northeast region into a gateway to southeast…
Bangladesh Booms in a Sluggish World Economy
Ongoing trade disputes between the United States and China have stymied global markets and shaken the established order. Projected economic growth in South Asia has fallen 1.1 percentage points in jus…
President Xi Jinping left Kathmandu after signing 20 projects to boost Nepali economy
Chinese President Xi Jinping (習近平) yesterday wound up two days of meetings in Nepal with separate deals for a rail link to Tibet and a tunnel, an official said, as the Himalayan nation seeks to end an…
In new budget, Malaysia targets Chinese investments as tariff war rages on
Malaysia’s finance minister on Friday announced fresh incentives to lure foreign investors looking for safe havens in Asia amid the US-China trade war, as he unveiled a budget containing “pre-emptive”…
Government to facilitate business and investment in Nepal
The government is committed to facilitate business and investment in Nepal, according to Baikuntha Aryal, secretary at the Ministry of Industry, Commerce and Supplies. Addressing the first Nepal Germa…
Việt Nam remains frontier market: FTSE Russell
Global provider of benchmarks, analytics and data solutions FTSE Russell last week kept Việt Nam on its watch list as a frontier market. Việt Nam was added to the watch list a year ago for possible re…