Commerce Minister Tipu Munshi has sought duty-free access to the Malaysian market for Bangladeshi products, with a view to narrowing down the existing trade gap between the two countries.
ndonesia's exports could hit a record US$280 billion this year, with nickel-based steel shipments rising sharply after the country banned nickel ore exports, while shipments of other commodities got a boost from high prices.
Singapore is a promising market where Vietnamese products see both advantages and difficulties.
Cambodia and East Timor jointly held a business forum on tourism and trade for peace and sustainable development.
Asian economies are well-equipped to withstand economic headwinds next year, the U.S. Treasury said following the conclusion of the APEC Finance Ministers’ Meeting in Thailand last week.
A Cambodian business delegation is flying back home on Sunday after completing first trade mission in Indonesia under the aegis of Cambodia’s MoC and the Embassy of the Republic of Indonesia in Phnom Penh.
Indonesia, the world's biggest exporter of refined tin, is planning to ban exports of the metal to attract investment in processing it domestically, although the government said the timing had yet to be decided.
The trade volume of Asean is $3 trillion now and this would double in the next two decades. With a young population, there is also a demographic dividend to be harvested.