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Asia Insight

Storm clouds loom for Asian companies unready for climate change

Increasingly severe flooding poses challenges from finance to farming

18 December 2018
In the World Economic Forum's Gender Gap Index this year, the Philippines scored the highest among Asian nations.
Economy

Philippines tops WEF's gender equality ranking in Asia

Big economies such as Japan, China and South Korea remain far below global average

18 December 2018
 India's central bank has had a tense relationship with the government under its past two governors.   © Reuters 
Economy

Indian central banker wants Fed-like governance rules

RBI's Acharya wants ban on directors holding multiple offices, fearing conflict of interest

18 December 2018
In May, Vedanta was forced to permanently shut its Sterlite copper smelter in Thoothukudi in Tamil Nadu that produced 400,000 tons a year.
Companies

India environmental tribunal allows Vedanta to restart key copper smelter

The facility has remained shut since May on Tamil Nadu state's order

17 December 2018
India's central bank has kept a lid on inflation, but regulation of bank lending has proved a thornier issue.
Economy

India banking sector reform at stake under new RBI chief

As Modi's party seeks to spur growth, credit policy remains soft target

13 December 2018
Shaktikanta Das, the new Reserve Bank of India Governor, gestures as he attends a news conference in Mumbai on Dec. 12.
Economy

New RBI governor promises autonomy as Indian markets cheer

Das stresses consultations with focus on inflation-targeting and also growth

12 December 2018
Developing Asia is projected to grow at 6% this year and 5.8% in 2019
Trade war

Asia's developing economies weather the trade war -- for now

ADB keeps growth forecast for 2018 and 2019, but warns of looming threats

12 December 2018
Shaktikanta Das, the Reserve Bank of India's new governor, served as economic affairs secretary from 2015 to 2017. 
Economy

India names key figure in bank-note ban as central bank chief

Government moves fast to tap Shaktikanta Das as successor to Urjit Patel

12 December 2018
The resignation of Reserve Bank of India Gov. Urjit Patel's reflects poorly on the government, which was criticized for not giving a second term to former Gov. Raghuram Rajan. (Getty Images)
Economy

Indian central bank governor Patel quits amid Modi spat

Government left looking for successor as elections loom

11 December 2018
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Economy

RBI chief's departure raises political risk for India investors

Modi's next choice for central banker faces credibility test

11 December 2018
Hyundai Motor cars are ready for loading at the company's export yard at the South Korean port of Ulsan. The country's exports to China fell for the first time in about two years in November.
Trade war

US-China trade war continues to weigh on Asian manufacturers

November PMI shows grim export picture, but cheaper crude helps ease pain

10 December 2018
Farmers said that government-set prices do not take into account all costs, which leaves them out of pocket. 
Politics

Angry Indian farmers threaten to oust Modi in 2019 election

Producers assert government-set prices leave them out of pocket

9 December 2018
 Yangon's Junction City mall is a popular downtown meeting and shopping place for young and old. (Photo by Simon Roughneen)
Economy

Asia spending boom provides buffer against trade war shocks

Even as tariff spat bites, trade and FDI are declining in importance for the region

7 December 2018
Passengers board Delhi's Magenta Line, which was recently expanded, at the Nehru Place station. (Photo by Go Yamada)
Economy

Indian subway boom promises smarter urban growth

Cities seize chance to add business while easing traffic and pollution

6 December 2018
A shopkeeper waits for customers at his firecracker shop in the old quarters of Delhi, India.
Economy

India's central bank hints at early easing as growth slows

Patel says lower inflation would provide opening for shift in policy

6 December 2018
The rupee's sharp decline and a liquidity crisis in the once-hot shadow banking sector have weakened consumption and investment.
Economy

India's economic growth slows to 7.1%

Latest GDP reading down from 8.2%, a blow for Modi as elections near

30 November 2018
Commuters disembark from a train in Mumbai. While India's economy has picked up lately, growth has been somewhat slower under Prime Minister Narendra Modi than his predecessor.
Economy

India lowers old growth rates to Modi's benefit

Critics denounce amended 2004-2011 statistics as political manipulation

30 November 2018
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Asia Insight

Asia's overstretched airports brace for 4bn flyers

Passenger count far outpaces construction but new tech offers hope

27 November 2018
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi needs more than a U.S. policy push to plug the country's brain drain.
Opinion

Trump offers India chance to stop brain drain

Modi must act fast, or see graduates head for Canada, China, Japan instead of US

27 November 2018
The headquarters of Reserve Bank of India in Mumbai
Economy

Indian central bank fights to stay independent

Former governor says RBI has worked through tensions with government 

26 November 2018
Chinese President Xi Jinping, left, and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, right, have both been courting the government of Rwandan President Paul Kagame, center.
Economy

China and India stage investment showdown in Rwanda

Xi and Modi come bearing billions, making country a strategic priority

24 November 2018
Dr. Reddy's Laboratories and other Indian pharmaceutical companies are grappling with stifling competition and falling prices in the U.S.
Companies

Dr. Reddy's wins US court respite for generic Suboxone sale

Indian drugmaker aims to soon revive launch activities for drug addiction treatment

21 November 2018
Board members of the Reserve Bank of India held a nine-hour meeting on Monday.
Economy

Modi and Reserve Bank of India bury the hatchet

Committee will be formed to look into central bank's capital reserves

20 November 2018