Value-chain financing is an important aspect of agriculture, Myanmar’s most important industry, that requires more attention, a Yangon University of E…
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Malaysia: Local biodiesel demand reaches record levels, boost to CPO price
MALAYSIA’S rising demand for biodiesel has helped push the prices of crude palm oil (CPO) to levels last seen two years ago, offering some respite to …
Nepal’s hydro resource, Bangladesh’s natural gas foundation for prosperity
President Bidya Devi Bhandari has said Nepal’s hydro resource and Bangladesh’s natural gas could be strong base for the economic prosperity of both co…
Advanced agro-machinery controls modern farming
It’s been a privilege to attend China International Agricultural Machinery Exhibition (CIAME) for the third time. This year the exhibition was held at…
Bangladesh in the world of global business
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 econom…
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 produ…
Singapore’s fintech ecosystem and its role in Asean
SINGAPORE’S fintech ecosystem has grown by leaps and bounds since the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) kickstarted the fintech journey four…
Lessons from the Asean Summit
As Thailand prepares to wind down its year-long chairmanship of Asean, it’s time to reflect on the state of the 10-country alliance and relation…
Smart cities in the Philippines: A citizen-centric goal
ALL eyes are set on the developments made in Central Luzon as the first phase of construction of the country’s first “smart city” is now in full swing…
Reshaping Philippines agriculture through farm tourism
At the recent 6th Philippine Farm Tourism Conference held at the Marco Polo Plaza in Cebu City I was pleasantly surprised to hear that big landlords f…