The Asian Development Bank has said the economic outlook for South Asia is dampened by new waves of COVID-19, but the Bangladesh economy is recovering…
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ADB commits to supporting Indonesia to promote green economy
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has pledged to support Indonesia’s transition to a low-carbon economy with funding for clean energy generation. Addre…
We trained them but their agriculture is more developed!
IN the late 1960s to early 1980s, there were droves of Thai students who pursued their graduate studies in agriculture and agriculture-related fields …
Nepal creates short-term jobs for tourism workers amid COVID-19
With a large number of workers in the tourism industry rendered unemployed amid the devastating COVID-19 pandemic, the Nepal Tourism Board is implemen…
MDEC aims to boost Malaysia’s digital economy with DIF5 by generating RM50bn worth of investments, and more
The five-year plan is also targeting to provide 50,000 high-value jobs in the MSC, Malaysia’s high-technology business district. To enhance Malaysia’s…
Malaysia’s Maybank to implement $11.9 bln sustainable finance framework
Malaysia’s largest lender by assets, Malayan Banking Bhd (Maybank) (MBBM.KL), said on Monday it was committed to implementing a 50 billion ringg…
Invest energy establishes joint venture with European ESG fund for investments in SE Asia
Invest Energy, a leading clean energy and energy efficiency solutions developer & investor based in Malaysia, is establishing a joint venture wit…
Commodity Market Report – 19 July 2021
Gold prices turned down from USD1832 /oz on Friday after Dollar regained strength. This week, the market might re-test USD1790 /oz support before enco…
Weekly Rubber Report – 19 July 2021
Market Fundamentals: Rubber prices recovered towards the end of last week despite the Dollar regained strength. The world is sinking a new fear of del…
Huawei wants to empower ASEAN’s green development
Chinese telecom giant Huawei will leverage its digital power innovations to enable the Association of Southeast Asian Nations’ (ASEAN) cooperati…