EconomyFeaturedWorld Bank approves $100 mn for MozambiqueInternational Finance Business DeskJanuary 7, 2021January 7, 2021 by International Finance Business DeskJanuary 7, 2021January 7, 2021 Last October, it granted an initial $100 million in response to the nation’s efforts in fighting against the pandemic... Read more
EconomyFeaturedGlobal economy to expand by 4% in 2021: World BankPritam BordoloiJanuary 6, 2021 by Pritam BordoloiJanuary 6, 2021 It also warned that rising Covid-19 cases and delays in vaccine distribution could limit the recovery to just 1.6%... Read more
Banking and FinanceFeatureMagazineMalaysia won’t be the same after its taxonomyWebAdminDecember 15, 2020December 23, 2020 by WebAdminDecember 15, 2020December 23, 2020 Bank Negara Malaysia is creating strategic guidelines to change the game for the country’s big coal financiers... Read more
EnergyFeaturedWorld Bank continues to invest in fossil fuels: Urgewald studyInternational Finance Business DeskOctober 14, 2020October 14, 2020 by International Finance Business DeskOctober 14, 2020October 14, 2020 The study found that the World Bank has invested more than $12 million in fossil fuel projects since the Paris Agreement... Read more
EconomyFeaturedRHB Investment Bank forecasts Malaysia’s GDP to grow by 7% y-o-y in 2021Pritam BordoloiOctober 2, 2020 by Pritam BordoloiOctober 2, 2020 Previously, RHB forecasted a GDP growth of 4% y-o-y... Read more
EnergyFeaturedVietnam to tap into 10GW of offshore wind energy by 2030Pritam BordoloiSeptember 25, 2020 by Pritam BordoloiSeptember 25, 2020 Vietnam has an estimated potential of 160GW offshore wind capacity... Read more
EconomyMagazineA new age of opportunity for VietnamPritam BordoloiSeptember 21, 2020September 21, 2020 by Pritam BordoloiSeptember 21, 2020September 21, 2020 The pandemic is making a case for the country to start a production line of low cost kits and medical equipments... Read more
EconomyUK economy sees recovery in July, grows by 6.6%Pritam BordoloiSeptember 14, 2020 by Pritam BordoloiSeptember 14, 2020 UK GDP in July was 18.6% higher than its April 2020 low... Read more
BankingFeaturedDTB Kenya to receive Sh5.4 bn loan from IFCInternational Finance Business DeskAugust 13, 2020 by International Finance Business DeskAugust 13, 2020 The loan will help the bank to finance SMEs that are largely affected by the protracted pandemic... Read more
EconomyFeaturedVietnam’s economy to grow by 2.8% despite Covid-19: World BankPritam BordoloiJuly 31, 2020 by Pritam BordoloiJuly 31, 2020 The economy will grow by 6.8% in 2021... Read more