Bijoe Kap

The economic turnaround in Bangladesh is there for all to see. It is no more what former U.S. Secretary of State Henry Kissinger called a "bottomless basket."

Jun 16, 2022

Indigenous groups in mineral-rich Ecuador are known for their bargaining power. When they act, the government takes note of it because their powerful body -- Confederation of Indigenous Nationalities of Ecuador (Conaie) -- is credited with toppling three presidents between 1997 and 2005.

Jun 15, 2022

The truckers' strike in South Korea has added salt to the wounds of the global supply chain networks as the fourth largest Asian economy is the global hub for cars, electronics and computer chips.

Jun 14, 2022

China is not a market economy, hence major enterprises and banks in the communist nation are all owned and manned by the government making cleaning up bad loans easier.

Jun 10, 2022

With Nigerian President Ahmed Buhari due to call it a day next year, the race is on to step into his shoes in the largest African nation, facing a severe economic crisis and gruesome sectarian violence.

Jun 09, 2022

From a small town in India's northern Uttar Pradesh to calling shots in South African government, owing to their proximity to former President Jacob Zuma, the story of the Gupta brothers seems right out of a Hollywood drama.

Jun 08, 2022

Rich Asian nations which are limping back to normalcy from the pandemic will give their cash-strapped counterparts in the continent a good run for their money as Saudi Arabia, the largest oil producer, hiked prices for its black gold, for Asia, its largest market.

Jun 07, 2022

Less than 25 days into office, South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol said on June 3 that the economic situation in Asia's fourth-largest economy was too grave to talk about the civic poll victories of his party members in June 1 elections.

Jun 03, 2022

From the ubiquitous chicken rice sold by hawkers to luxury hotels, every eatery in Singapore is hit because of the ban imposed by neighboring Malaysia, from where the city-state gets more than a third of its supply.

Jun 02, 2022

The Philippines has protested against China's unilateral fishing ban in the resource-rich and busy waterway in the South China Sea even as president-elect Ferdinand Marcos Jr. is all set to court China as part of his promise of policy continuity.

Jun 01, 2022

A population sick of Covid-19’s disruption and privations was quick to tie the Jacinda Ardern government to high inflation, supply shortages, and high fuel prices plaguing New Zealand currently and to desert the Pacific Island nation in large numbers.

May 27, 2022

Tesla, the world's largest Electric Vehicle (EV) maker, is facing troubles at its China facility, one of the biggest for the U.S. EV giant anywhere, affecting its unanimous choice as the leader of global e-transport.

May 26, 2022

If Iran's external aggressors exert so much influence to carry out a macabre murder within the country, is a regime change on the cards in the Persian Gulf nation?

May 24, 2022

At the QUAD summit in Tokyo and the annual World Economic Forum (WEF) meeting at the Swiss ski resort town of Davos, there is no room for the frivolous fringe to distract and divert attention because the meetings are taking place as history is at a turning point.

May 23, 2022

Wickremesinghe said in his national address that he was forced to print money to pay salaries to government staff and to obtain dollars in the open market to pay for three ships with crude oil and furnace oil anchored in the Indian Ocean.

May 19, 2022

Diamond bazaars in India have gone quiet in recent weeks following U.S. sanctions on Russian diamonds, making nuptial ceremonies in the U.S. a costly affair.

May 18, 2022

"Sri Lanka is now putting wanted ads for a PM," this was Ranil Wickremasinghe's response to a question by a daily few days ago about whether he would accept the post of the prime minister in an interim arrangement.

May 13, 2022

Ferdinand Marcos Jr is set to start his new innings as the Philippines' President on a winning note as the archipelago's consumption-based economy started doing well for the first time recently.

May 12, 2022

Currently, all political parties in crisis-ridden Sri Lanka are sulking to shoulder the burden of putting things in order and heed the request of the executive presidency. Their reluctance has given enough room for the army to act on its own as the country is already placed under emergency.

May 11, 2022

Australian caretaker Prime Minister Scott Morrison is very much against the South Pacific island nation's pro-China tilt and its secret pact with the communist nation.

May 09, 2022

As the West is trying to make it difficult for Russia to sell its oil, nations like India and China have increased their purchase from Russia sighting their increasing energy needs. India's demand for cheaper oil from Russia, which China is already doing, is more of an economic calculation than political opportunism.

May 06, 2022

With inflation rising twice as fast as wages, Morrison's Liberal-National coalition, which maintains a mere one-seat majority in the lower house of parliament, is under heavy pressure as the opposition Centre-left Labor is ahead in opinion polls.

May 04, 2022

India has accused Xiaomi of breaching the foreign exchange laws of the country, forcing Indian Enforcement Directorate (ED), the country’s financial investigation agency, to seize the company’s assets in the country on April 30.

May 03, 2022

A study by Finland-based independent think-tank Centre for Research on Energy and Clean Air (CREA) showed that 71 percent of the €63 billion worth of fossil fuels, including crude, oil products, piped gas, LNG, and coal, were exported by Russia to the EU nations since the Russian invasion of Ukraine.

May 02, 2022

Dumping a foreign policy that has consistently played an intricate balancing act between the U.S., with whom it has a military pact, and China, its leading trading partner, South Korean President-elect Yoon Suk-yeol has hinted at joining the Quadrilateral Security Dialogue (QUAD), if invited.

Apr 29, 2022

Myanmar is unusual following years of a quasi-democracy and the Feb. 1 coup d'état last year. It is investment, political and geopolitical influence that are overriding interest of the ASEAN, U.S., China, and India in Myanmar as its armed forces are subjugating an entire population.

Apr 28, 2022

The decision by Indonesia -- the world’s biggest producer, exporter, and consumer of palm oil -- to halt the export of crude palm oil has threatened global vegetable oil supplies, fuelling global inflation further.

Apr 26, 2022

President-elect Yoon Suk Yeol of South Korea has offered an olive branch to Tokyo with the Ukraine crisis serving as a reminder to both countries of their reliance on their mutual ally the U.S.

Apr 25, 2022

Currency devaluation has been the preferred choice of Japan to boost its gross domestic product for decades. But the weak-yen obsession has now started to bite Asia’s second-biggest economy amidst the Ukraine crisis.

Apr 22, 2022