Sunway iLabs announces 4th cohort of its collaboration with Japan’s JETRO

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Japanese startups have access to mentorships, Sunway business units Meet more than 50 VCs, angels, entrepreneurs & corporates during M’sia vacation Sunway Innovation Labs (Sunway iLabs), the innovation arm associated with Sunway Group plus Sunway University provides selected five online companies to go through the Digital Transformation Acceleration Program organized in…Continue Reading

BOJ fires shot across US Treasury market’s bow

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The Bank of Japan’s surprise policy tweak sent US government bonds down sharply, but US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen probably hasn’t seen anything yet. As the BOJ allows the yen to appreciate at long last, Yellen’s team may soon find itself short of buyers for US Treasuries in Asia and beyond. As Japanese government bond […]Continue Reading

Bangladesh faces balance of payments vulnerabilities

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Bangladeshi female workers work at a garment factory in Gazipur on the outskirts of Dhaka on February 17, 2018. Photo: AFP/Mehedi Hasan/NurPhoto

Bangladesh’s trade trajectories are frequently praised because of the phenomenal growth in export profits from the ready-made garments (RMG) sector. In fiscal year 2021-22, export revenues hit a record high of US$52 billion. During the same fiscal, exports of woven garments increased by 33.82% to $19.40 billion, while knitwear garment exports increased by 36.88% year […]Continue Reading

Japan rate pivot means higher US bond yields

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NEW YORK – The lender of Japan’s December 20 decision to lift the cover on 10-year govt bond yields in order to 0. 5% from 0. 25% appears on the surface like a minor tweak of financial policy. In reality, it’s a hairline split in the biggest dam in world economic markets. Japan may be the world’s number one creditor, […]#@@#@!!Continue Reading

Can China make its people spend more?

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A new document, issued on December 15, announces a bold 13-year plan through 2022-2035 to boost domestic consumption and stop export growth that might achieve the staggering surplus of US$1 trillion at the end of the year. The program is long past due, as economists are actually discussing expanding China’s domestic consumption, specifically private consumers’ demand, […]#@@#@!!Continue Reading