Malaysia's economy expanded 5.2% in the third quarter of 2025, improving from 4.4% in the previous quarter, according to advance estimates released by the Department of Statistics Malaysia (DOSM).
Malaysia’s trade rebounds 9.8% in September as exports hit second-highest level of 2025
Malaysia's trade rose 9.8% year-on-year (y-o-y) in September 2025 to RM257.51bil, reversing the previous month's contraction.
Saudi Arabia Concludes Participation in K Show 2025 International Plastics Fair in Germany
Saudi Arabia successfully concluded its participation in the "K Show 2025," the world’s leading trade fair for plastics and rubber, held in Dusseldorf, reported the Saudi Press Agency on Thursday. The ...
German firms keep faith in Philippines despite corruption woes
German officials said investors remain confident in the Philippine market, calling the government’s anti-graft push a positive step.
Japan urges Bangladesh to sign EPA by this year, ease business rules to attract its FDI
Japan has called on Bangladesh to sign the Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA) within this year and to implement key reforms—such as simplifying business procedures, overhauling customs processes, ...
Barishal most business-friendly division
Barishal has emerged as the most business-friendly division in Bangladesh, followed by Sylhet and Mymensingh, while Dhaka and Chattogram failed to secure top positions despite being the country’s ...
Indonesia Attracts $86.5 Billion Investments as of September 2025
The latest announcement showed that Indonesia had met 75.3 percent of its full-year investment target. Southeast Asia’s biggest economy aims to record approximately Rp 1,905.6 trillion in investments ...
Indonesia’s foreign direct investment down 8.9% on year, official data shows
JAKARTA] Foreign direct investment into Indonesia hit 212 trillion rupiah (S$16.5 billion) in the third quarter, 8.9 per cent lower in rupiah terms than a year earlier, investment ministry data ...
IEU-CEPA: A chance to reform Indonesia’s business and human rights governance
Indonesia needs a binding national standard for human rights due diligence, ensuring that companies operating in forestry, energy and extractive sectors identify, prevent, and remediate human rights ...
Exclusive: Micron to exit server chips business in China after ban, sources say
Micron plans to stop supplying server chips to data centres in China after the business failed to recover from a 2023 government ban on its products in critical Chinese infrastructure, two people ...