Laos earned more than 408 million U.S. dollars by exporting cassava in the first five months of 2023, making it the most profitable crop grown in the country.
Chris Devonshire-Ellis has been interviewed by Nikkei Asia concerning the United Kingdom joining the Asian-Pacific Trade Bloc, the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP).
Economists have foreseen the Malaysian ringgit to remain under pressure against the US dollar in the second half amid aggressive interest rate hikes by the US Federal Reserve (Fed).
Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov proposed the use of local currencies while urging the revitalization of trade between Russia and Southeast Asian nations during a recent forum in Jakarta.
The ASEAN Federation of Forwarders Associations (AFFA) Mid-Year 2023 conference opened in the central coastal city of Da Nang on July 15 to discuss measures to create favourable conditions for trans-border logistics and human resources development, while promoting digitalisation in the field of logistics in the region.
Cambodia has pinned hopes on the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) agreement and bilateral Free Trade Agreements (FTAs) to boost its exports of garment, footwear and travel (GFT) goods.
The Council for the Development of Cambodia (CDC) has announced that it approved 113 new investment and expansion projects with combined registered capital of about 1.1 billion USD in the first half of this year, of which nearly 65% came from Chinese investors.
INDONESIA will push for the Group of 20 major economies to recognise lending for early retirement of coal power plants as sustainable investment at next week’s meeting of finance chiefs, Finance Minister Sri Mulyani Indrawati said on Wednesday (Jul 12).
<p>Time: November 2025<br /> By: WTO and International Trade Group, Legal Department – VCCI</p>
