Market Fundamentals: The Dollar Index (USDX) reached 105.00 level on Friday and closed near to this high. Commodity markets slumped except the Crude p…
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Indian PM Modi to Visit Lumbini to Discuss Shared Buddhist Heritage and Future Tourism
India’s prime minister, Narendra Modi, plans to visit Nepal this month, touting historical ties through shared Buddhist heritage and the growing poten…
Malaysia may cut palm oil export tax amid global supply crisis
Malaysia’s Plantation Industries and Commodities Minister Zuraida Kamaruddin said importing countries have asked Malaysia to reduce its export t…
Bangladesh secures $200m from Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank to support renewables
The China-led Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) has extended a $200 million long-term credit facility to Bangladesh to finance a range of in…
Laos to drop COVID-19 entry curbs for vaccinated tourists
Laos will drop COVID-19 entry restrictions for fully vaccinated tourists from Monday after the country reported falling coronavirus cases and deaths, …
Malaysia aims to regain palm oil market share in EU amid global shortage
Malaysia, the world’s second largest palm oil producer, on Friday said it plans to leverage the global edible oil shortage and “political …
Why Indonesia Banned Palm Oil Exports
The last several months have been a wild ride for Indonesia’s palm oil sector, culminating last week in a blanket ban on exports of both crude palm oi…
Okra Solar is bringing renewable energy to underserved markets
Okra Solar walked away with the trophy and a giant check at our 2019 Shenzhen Hardware Battlefield event. It’s a moment happily eternalized in a new p…
Uncertainty, geopolitical competition remain a threat to Asean
The Asian Vision Institute (AVI)’s Centre for Sustainable Development Studies (CSDS) organised the eleventh AVI-SDGs Dialogue webinar series on “Peace…
Asean Today – May 2022
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