Market Fundamentals: Dollar Index (USDX) ascended above 91.00 level last week and put a lid across most commodity prices. However, Crude oil outperfor…
Market Insights
How can our new graduates stay ahead in the tough job market?
I entered the job market when I was a graduate student at Dhaka University and have switched jobs many times since then. What I found kept me going ar…
Myanmar’s Coup Will Be ‘Painful’ For Already Struggling Economy, Analysts Warn
Myanmar’s economy could take a significant hit following this week’s military coup, analysts say, as the U.S. mulls fresh sanctions and fo…
Australia eyes stronger tourism ties with PH, plans direct flights to Cebu
If it meant giving a head start in the recovery of the two countries’ tourism industry, the Australian government expressed willingness to introduce a…
Malaysia draws battles lines with EU over palm oil, focusing on public relations blitz
Even as Malaysia struggles to contain a pandemic that has wrought significant damage on its economy, it now faces a potentially greater fiscal challen…
Bangladesh to outperform Asian peers in economic recovery
Bangladesh is likely to recover faster than its Asian peers from the Covid-19 fallout thanks to improving exports, growth in domestic consumption and …
250MW solar plant – Nepal
Nepal’s biggest solar electricity farm is going up in Kohalpur of Banke district. The $181 million 250MW array will supply power to the grid and will …
This is Asia’s top-performing economy in the Covid pandemic — it’s not China
Vietnam is likely the top-performing Asian economy in 2020 — a feat that was achieved without a single quarter of economic contraction at a time when …
What is the biggest question of all for global agriculture ministers?
The agriculture ministers of 76 nations assembled last week, through online means, for a virtual meeting. Usually caught up in the political affairs o…
Commodity Market Report – 25 Jan 2021
Gold prices have shown strong resistance at USD1870 /oz level. This week, we project the initial range will be contained from USD1820 – USD1870 /oz ra…