Bangladesh
India's many territorial disputes and their impact on its economic potential
For much of the 26 years since the beginning of the millennium, India has aimed at becoming a rising economic power by way of first becoming a service centered hub and gradually shifting towards becoming a centre of manufacturing.
Asia’s EV race speeds up as China’s champions challenge Tesla
As of mid-2026, China remains the centre of gravity in the EV world.
Asia’s coal comeback complicates energy transition across region
Taiwan has struggled to secure LNG supplies through May and finalised contracts covering roughly half of June demand, but additional procurement costs are expected to reach into the billions of US dollars to complete.
Bangladesh measles outbreak kills over 500 children
More than 500 children with confirmed or suspected measles infections have reportedly died in Bangladesh since March.
Can a satirical social media movement change Indian politics?
While not a new concept, the Cockroach Janta Party, has a similar aesthetic quality to the Gen-Z movements that led to political regime changes in India’s neighbouring countries, Bangladesh and Nepal.
Bangladesh targets up to $7bn in jute exports through sector modernisation
Bangladesh currently generates around $1bn annually from exports of jute and jute goods, but the government believes the sector could expand substantially with improved planning.
Fuel prices cast a dark shadow over Asia travel season
There will be no real winners in traditional tourism this summer – only airlines, tourist destinations and central banks left counting the cost.
Crisis - and opportunity - in the Bangladeshi RMG sector
Bangladesh's textile sector stands at a cyclical low but structural opportunity peak. The current crisis, while severe, has created exceptional entry valuations for investors with the expertise and capital to execute complex turnarounds.
Argentina is the IMF biggest debtor followed by Ukraine
Argentina remains by far the largest debtor to the International Monetary Fund, underscoring the depth of its long-running financial crisis and its dependence on multilateral support.
India's changing FDI landscape
Capital with adversarial Chinese or Pakistani ownership will hit a wall that each successive regulation has made harder to get around.
Asia-Pacific defence spending hits post-2009 high as China-Taiwan tensions drive regional build-up
Military expenditure the Asia-Pacific region increased sharply in the last year, reaching a total of $681bn - an increase of 8.1% year on year and the largest annual expansion in military spending since 2009
Asia food inflation risks rise on fertiliser shock
Fitch Ratings has warned that emerging markets in Asia could face rising cost pressures across agribusiness sectors and food supply chains if a prolonged US-Iran conflict continues to disrupt fertiliser supplies further into the planting season.
Bangladesh clears first nuclear unit for operation
Bangladesh has issued an operating licence for the first unit of the Rooppur Nuclear Power Plant, after completing inspections of primary equipment and confirming the reactor is ready for first criticality.
Trump’s Iran gambit leaves APAC region ‘Quad’ dead in the water
The European Union has already, for all intents and purposes broken away from the US. It is only a matter of time before the Quad either ceases to function or decides to go its own way, without the US.
China quietly tightens its regional grip across Southeast Asia
Beijing and Hanoi are stepping up co-operation centred on internal security, in the process offering a preview of how China may deepen ties across south-east Asia despite longstanding differences with several countries in the region.
Around 250 feared dead after migrant boat capsizes off Bangladesh
The migrants on the boat were, it has been speculated, most likely fleeing overcrowded refugee camps in Cox’s Bazar in Bangladesh, which hosts more than a million displaced Rohingya people.
Russia markets discounted but sanctioned LNG to South Asia
Russia is again seeking to capitalise on the tightening global gas market by offering LNG from US-sanctioned facilities to energy-constrained buyers in South Asia at steep discounts.
ADB projects slower growth in all of Asia
According to an outlook forecast report by the Asian Development Bank, the broad Asia region including its many developing high growth economies are facing what can be best described as the most complex set of headwinds in years.
ASIA BLOG: China wins while Iran burns
The world needs a stable Asia – East and West – and would be better served by the removal of the current Iranian regime. Only in the removal of said regime will Beijing be forced back into a more constrained, less opportunistic global role.
Bangladesh’s power sector at a crossroads
With the Middle East in turmoil, the new Bangladesh government faces a critical moment in its power and energy landscape.