The mantra that I have heard in emerging markets is that any pitch for funds from asset allocators gets off the ground much more easily when everyone in the room (I guess, these days, I should say "on the call") agrees that the outlook for...

In an exchange filing today, SEARL PA has announced that it has successfully entered into a licensing and marketing agreement with Beximco Pharmaceuticals Bangladesh for Remdesivir – a US FDA approved wide-spectrum antiviral drug used to treat...

When the history of Covid-19 is written, it may be recorded as the Zoom era. The videoconference provider has spread as rapidly as the virus. It’s users have risen 30 fold from just 10 million in December 2019 to almost 300 million in April 202...

As military friction renews between China and India in the Himalayan region separating the two countries, we offer the following context and tentative conclusions:(1) Skirmishes and tension, not war – An extensive, full-blown war is extremely u...

Vietnam has issued a new policy to promote the development of solar power projects, commonly known as Decision 13, effective 22 May 2020. While this ends ten months of policy uncertainty, the new feed-in tariffs (FiTs) will only be able to...

The Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) is preparing to resume its operation on 31 May 2020, according to reports. DSE has communicated to its employees to be prepared for all trading and settlement activities from Sunday. The stock exchange has taken this in...