After being labelled a least developed country, an euphemism for being one of the poorest countries in the world, for 50 years, Nepal may by 2026 clim…
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Becoming A Developing Nation: Bangladesh reaches A Milestone
Bangladesh has stepped into a new journey as it qualified to graduate into a developing nation from a Least Developed Country (LDC) after 45 years. Th…
Swiss to Provide $71.8m Grant for Indonesia’s Economic Development
The Swiss State Secretariat for Economic Affairs, or SECO, will provide grants of 65 million Swiss francs, or about $71.8 million, for the next four y…
Switzerland commits $65 million in development aid to Indonesia
The amount set aside is for the 2021-2024 period and will focus on promoting “inclusive and sustainable development”, the State Secretariat for Econom…
Commodity Market Report – 22 Feb 2021
Gold prices dipped last week as the Dollar Index visited 91.00 level. This week, we project the trend will thread sideways from USD1760 – USD1800 /oz …
Weekly Rubber Report – 22 Feb 2021
Market Fundamentals: Last week, Rubber prices climbed in Asia due to the lift in Crude demand. Market investors are widely expecting the U.S. stimulus…
How to Get the Biggest Bang for Our Clean Energy Buck in Southeast Asia
If we’re going to accelerate the global clean energy transition, we need to get smarter about how we deploy scarce climate finance overseas. Nowhere i…
MyDIGITAL: Malaysia’s catalyst to drive native policies and digital-first economy
With digital transformation being an important catalyst for Malaysia’s inclusive economic recovery, MyDIGITAL and the Malaysia Digital Economy Bluepri…
Malaysia fast-tracks 5G with $3.7B goverment-funded network
Malaysia has revived its stalled 5G program with the aim of going live by year-end. Announcing the plan on Friday, Malaysian Prime Minister Muhyiddin …
Is floating agriculture a nature-based solution?
Farmers of the south-central districts of Bangladesh, namely Barishal, Gopalganj, Madaripur, and Pirojpur, have been practicing floating agriculture f…