Compiled features on recent developments in regional cooperation and integration in the SASEC region.
The ADB has approved a loan worth $162 million to support sustainable and inclusive tourism development in Himachal Pradesh, India.
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Tags: ADB, India, Jobs, Tourism
The Asian Development Bank launched on 13 September 2024 a new country partnership strategy for Bhutan to help the country address economic obstacles and enabling inclusive, sustainable, resilient, and job-creating growth.
Tags: ADB, Bhutan, Jobs, Regional Cooperation
Extensive connectivity in the Bangladesh-Bhutan-India-Nepal subregion is needed to respond to economic vulnerabilities brought about by the coronavirus pandemic. Increased connectivity through trade and transport infrastructure, such as those under the South Asian Subregional Economic Cooperation program, help the Asian Development Bank in its work to reduce poverty and promote gender equality.
Tags: ADB, Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Jobs, Nepal, SASEC, Transport
Ms. Chitranganee Wagiswara, high commissioner of Sri Lanka in New Delhi, India, urged Indian companies to take advantage of the ample business opportunities in Sri Lanka. She said Sri Lanka’s Vision 2025 positions the country as an export-oriented economic hub at the center of the Indian Ocean.
Tags: India, Jobs, Sri Lanka, Tourism, Trade
A fast-rising information technology-enabled services (ITES) is opening global opportunities for the millions of Indian college graduates that enter the workforce every year. In this article, Mr. Pritam Banergee, Senior Director for Corporate Public Policy (South Asia), Deutsche Post DHL, discusses the need for India’s government and businesses to focus on trade policy reform that ensure markets remain open for the ITES sector.
Tags: Authorized Economic Operators, Employment, ICT, India, Jobs, Services, South Asia, Tariffs, Technology, Trade Facilitation, Trade Facilitation Agreement, Trade Policy, WTO