Economy

Park Cyn-Young speaks at a seminar in Tokyo on Dec. 13.
Economy

Trade, foreign investment key to Asia's growth, says ADB

Bank's annual report calls for deeper regional links to ward off protectionism

13 December 2016
Asian Development Bank President Takehiko Nakao speaks during a conference in Tokyo on Dec. 1.
Economy

No long-term stagnation for Asia, ADB president says

Solid consumption and investment seen propelling emerging economies

1 December 2016
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Economy

Pakistan presses ahead with LNG

Oil minister outlines plans to become top-six producer within three years

30 November 2016
Bangladesh sent a senior delegation to Manila to press for the return of $66 million laundered through a Philippine bank and casinos.
Economy

Bangladesh Bank chasing stolen funds in Philippines

Delegation visits Manila to seek assistance retrieving $66mln

30 November 2016
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9 November 2016
A New Delhi retailer lures revelers with holiday bargains. (Photo by Yuji Kuronuma)
1 November 2016
The yen is trading at more than 105 to the dollar amid strong signs for the U.S. economy.
29 October 2016
Drivers frequently have to wait in long lines at compressed natural gas filling stations in Bangladesh because of tight supplies. (Photo by Omar Faruk)
21 October 2016
Leaders of the BRICS countries gather at the BRICS summit in Goa, India, on Oct.15.
20 October 2016
Myanmar's Aung San Suu Kyi, right, poses with other leaders at the BRICS and BIMSTEC summit in Goa, India, on Oct. 16.
20 October 2016
Leaders of the BRICS countries gather at the BRICS summit in Goa, India, on Oct.15.
19 October 2016
Myanmar's Aung San Suu Kyi, right, poses with other leaders at the BRICS and BIMSTEC summit in Goa, India, on Oct. 16.
19 October 2016
Leaders of the BRICS countries gather at the BRICS summit in Goa, India, on Oct.15.
19 October 2016
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19 October 2016
The Pakistan Stock Exchange's building in Karachi
18 October 2016
Bangladeshi Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, right, shakes hands with Chinese President Xi Jinping in Dhaka on Friday.
15 October 2016
Containerships at the Colombo International Container Terminals
13 October 2016
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13 October 2016
The Chinese-built Colombo International Container Terminals towers over reclaimed land earmarked for a China-backed commercial development. (Photo by Marwaan Macan-Markar)
12 October 2016
One of the 800,000 buildings damage ​d​ by last year's earthquakes. Dhulikhel, Nepal. (Photo by Peter Janssen)
9 October 2016
A man walks passed Sri Lanka's old parliament building now in the shadows of new high rise buildings coming up to change Colombo's skyline in the growing post-war economy. (Photo by Marwaan Macan-Markar)
30 September 2016
Ramesh Kumar Thapa and his wife Bimalathaba, together again temporarily in Kathmandu while he applies for work. (​ Photo by Peter Janssen) ​
27 September 2016
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5 August 2016
Kabir Hashim, Sri Lanka's minister of public enterprise development, is part of a government team renegotiating loans with Beijing. (photo by Simon Roughneen)
3 August 2016
People attend a candlelight vigil for the victims of the July 1 terrorist attack in Dhaka.
14 July 2016