(L-R), Lib Dem leader Ed Davey, Tory leader and PM Rishi Sunak, Labour leader Keir Starmer With less than a
Category: Economy
Geopolitical challenges facing Bangladesh
By P.K.Balachandran/Daily News Colombo, June 25: Geopolitical rivals India and China are competing for the attention of Bangladesh, a populous
PM Hasina’s China visit: Talks to include 7 billion dollar loan
Raheed Ejaz/Prothom Alo Dhaka, June 23: After almost a decade, prime minister Sheikh Hasina is to pay a state visit
Industrial revival stalled in June in Germany and France, survey shows
Industrial activity in the eurozone slumped to a six-month low in June, casting doubt over the strength of the region’s
Can the dollar stay on top?
Political dysfunction could undermine the world’s reserve currency. But not yet.
Contestations over CPEC – the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor
By P.K.Balachandran/Daily News Colombo, June 18: The US$ 62 billion China-funded China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC), launched in 2015, was meant
Taiwan overcomes political barriers to build economic ties with South Asia
By P.K.Balachandran/Daily Mirror Colombo, June 18: Though its very existence as a sovereign country is challenged by its giant neighbour,
Wide scope for Sri Lanka-Bangladesh cooperation in agriculture
By P.K.Balachandran/Sunday Observer Colombo, June 16: Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina assured Sri Lankan President Ranil Wickremesinghe that Bangladesh will
An assessment of China’s growing ties with the Arab world
By P.K.Balachandran/Daily Mirror Colombo, June 6: Against the backdrop of the 10th Ministerial Conference of the China-Arab States Cooperation Forum
India refutes Maldivian Economic Minister Saeed’s claim on FTA
Ibrahm H.Shihab/Maldives Republic Male, May 31:The Indian government has denied claims by Economic Minister Mohamed Saeed that bilateral discussions had