News List

Compiled features on recent developments in regional cooperation and integration in the SASEC region.

Year:
October 2024

ADB Loan Project to Support Tourism in Himachal Pradesh, India

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

September 2024

ADB Launches Country Partnership Strategy 2024-2028 for Bhutan

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.

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Tags: ADB, Bhutan, Jobs, Regional Cooperation

July 2020

Increased Connectivity to Help BBIN Face Post-COVID Shocks

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.

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Tags: ADB, Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Jobs, Nepal, SASEC, Transport

June 2018

Sri Lanka High Commissioner: Vision Offers Opportunities for Indian Businesses

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.

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Tags: India, Jobs, Sri Lanka, Tourism, Trade

March 2017

Commentary: Boosting Trade Facilitation in Services

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.

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Tags: Authorized Economic Operators, Employment, ICT, India, Jobs, Services, South Asia, Tariffs, Technology, Trade Facilitation, Trade Facilitation Agreement, Trade Policy, WTO