Driving commercial and political engagement between Asia, the Middle East and Europe
Driving commercial and political engagement between Asia, the Middle East and Europe
Driving commercial and political engagement between Asia, the Middle East and Europe
Bold reforms taken after the 1997-1998 Asian financial crisis strengthened Indonesia’s ability to respond to external shocks, said Indonesia’s Finance Minister Sri Mulyani at the Asian Development Bank’s 50th Annual…
…Thursday, reports Reuters. Tillerson warned that the US would sanction foreign companies that conduct business with the Pyongyang regime if their governments did not to take action. Five ASEAN members…
In an interview with the Washington Post, Moon Jae-in, the Democratic Party candidate and front-runner to become South Korea’s next president, expressed concerns about the US interfering with the elections…
…Pakistan. Some commentators portray the Chinese dominated AIIB and the Japanese dominated ADB as rivals who are vying for political and economic influence in Asia through development financing. Dr. Joachim…
…today is very different from when the WTO officially commenced in 1995. Trade is often named as the culprit for job losses, which leads to anti-trade and anti-globalisation rhetoric. But…
…Siemens in Hong Kong, as director of private sector operations, in Michael Barrow’s team. Previously Surtani was senior investment specialist at the ADB based in Manila. The moves come as…
Xu Zhong, head of the People’s Bank of China’s (PBOC) research bureau, said: “China’s overall leverage is rising at an alarming pace, especially in the financial sector,” in commentary published…
The North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) looks set for a fresh round of negotiations after the White House signalled it had “agreed not to terminate NAFTA at this time”,…
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) issued a US$4bn bond on Wednesday in its largest ever deal, soaking up demand from international investors for Sovereign Supranational Agency (SSA) exposure to the…
Toshihiro Nikai, Secretary General of Japan’s ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP), will attend China’s ‘Belt and Road’ summit in Beijing in May, it was announced at a Tokyo news conference…
…Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank, upgrading works will also continue on the rest of the highway from the 40th mile. This development in Myanmar comes as the ADB announced that Southeast…
…with a Chinese steel ban. Global competitiveness in US steel manufacturing will not be remedied by restricting imports, the article stated, calling on the US to settle any disputes on…
…Southeast Asia had until now been overlooked by the new US administration. This is therefore a good sign for the region that the US will continue Obama’s commitments. With Trump…
…Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP), claiming the deal will damage local trade. “Cheap imports of palm oil, pepper and tea have devastated lives of peasants across South India. The RCEP…
…with assigned military, commercial and scientific purposes according to State media. The new space infrastructure is a major advance for China, in effort to catch up with U.S. space capabilities….
After her meeting with China’s Prime Minister Li Keqiang on 19 April, High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy and Vice-President of the European Commission Federica Mogherini, issued a…
