Adani scam tests the credibility of Indian institutions
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Chinese, Australian trade ministers hold first meeting since 2019
Oceania | Economy | Oceania Australia’s new government is urging China to lift official and unofficial barriers to Australian exports. Advertisement Australian and Chinese trade ministers held their first bilateral…
China and Ethiopia: Addis light rail stuck in slow motion
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The collapse of Sun Cable and Australia’s role in the energy transition of Southeast Asia
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Western investors are losing the ability to shape the future of Cambodian microfinance
Advertisement Western microfinance investors concerned about Cambodia’s debt overhang are losing the ability to shape the practices of an industry whose rapid growth they helped foster. Microfinance in Cambodia began…
Modi govt increases spending on job creation ahead of election
The pulse | Economy | South Asia While the budget provides a breather for the middle class through tax relief measures, the 30 per cent cut in spending on rural…
Indonesian steel exports have plunged due to EU tariffs, official says
Advertisement The Indonesian government claims that the European Union’s anti-dumping duties on certain Indonesian stainless steel products have had a serious impact on its exports, Reuters reported yesterdayshortly after Jakarta…
Western governments announce new sanctions on Myanmar ahead of coup anniversary
Advertisement Four Western governments have announced the imposition of a series of coordinated sanctions against Myanmar’s military government, ahead of the second anniversary of its seizure of power. The moves…
Can Indonesia achieve its EV ambitions?
Advertisement “By 2027, we can be one of the top three countries in the world in the production of EV batteries and electric cars.” So saying Luhut Binsar Pandjaitan, Indonesia’s…
The China-Myanmar economic corridor, 2 years after the coup
Advertisement Xi Jinping’s visit to Myanmar in January 2020, the first by a Chinese president in nearly 20 years, symbolically endorsed the China-Myanmar Economic Corridor (CMEC). This marked the culmination…