The Chinese Communist Party’s (CCP) amendment of its constitution to include a charter pledging to “pursue the Belt and Road initiative (BRI),”approved at the close of its recent twice-a-decade 19th Party Congress, underlines the importance of BRI for President Xi Jinping personally and his growing desire for China to take a global leadership role.

Bangladesh economy has achieved remarkable successes in all socio-economic indicators in the last nine years from 2009 to 2017 because of the government’s inclusive and pro-poor policies, according to experts, reports BSS.

Country’s export earnings in the first half of the current financial year 2017-18 posted a moderate growth of 7.15 per cent to stand at $17.92 billion from $16.72 billion in the same period a year ago amid weakening of the taka against the US dollar.

In 2017, Vietnam's total import-export turnover exceeded US$400 billion, reaching the highest level ever.

Better domestic policies are important for a country to benefit from trade, former WTO director general Pascal Lamy said yesterday.

Every day, CPD RMG Study team reveals what’s on our economic and apparel radar and curates a selection of the best reports, opinion, and analysis you may have missed. Chittagong industries to get gas connections after nine years After remaining ...

The new daily figure of 4,800 kyats represents a 33% increase on Myanmar's first-ever minimum wage introduced in 2015

Much of Asia isn’t ready for robots, for reasons that go beyond fears of unemployment. In a positive move, countries are training workers to fix machines, writes Stephen Groff.

Every day, CPD RMG Study team reveals what’s on our economic and apparel radar and curates a selection of the best reports, opinion, and analysis you may have missed. Minimum Wage Board proposes Tk 13,500 minimum wage for tannery workers ...

A new law making it illegal to pay men more than women has taken effect in Iceland. The legislation, which came into force on Monday, the first day of 2018, makes Iceland the first country in the world to legalise equal pay between men and women.