Japanese snack firm Calbee is intensifying its sustainability activities by working on the sustainable procurement of palm oil and attempting to reduc…
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Vietnam: Banks offer higher rates for online savings to draw clients amid COVID-19 battle
To encourage customers to deposit money online amid the COVID-19 pandemic, many banks have raised interest rates for online savings by up to 1.4 per c…
233 infrastructure development projects to be implemented in Laos in 2020
A total of 233 projects will be implemented in Laos under the Poverty Reduction Fund in 2020, of which a majority are infrastructure development schem…
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Myanmar: MIC approves more than $550 million in FDI
The Myanmar Investment Commission has approved more than US$500 million worth of foreign direct investments (FDI) from 11 businesses and K50 billion i…
AIIB Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank : Approves USD404-M Loan to Improve Bangladesh Cross-Border Connectivity
The Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) has approved a USD404-million loan to improve Bangladesh’s intercity travel and cross-border con…
ADB warns global cost of virus could top $4 trillion
The coronavirus pandemic could cost the global economy $4.1 trillion as it ravages United States, Europe and other major economies, the Asian Developm…
Malaysia: MDEC bridge startups with global investors virtually
The Malaysia Digital Economy Corporation (MDEC) and KK Fund Pte Ltd announced a virtual investor-matching initiative for local startups that are seeki…
The European Union’s Green Wars
The EU is becoming the trendsetter for the global environmental agenda. It sees itself not only as a competitive economy but also as the leader of the…
China faces Belt and Road course correction after coronavirus
The new coronavirus is straining economies to the breaking point, but China says its Belt and Road Initiative will proceed intact. Analysts are not so…