BIAC signs MoU with SARCO
Financial Express, 29 Feb, 2016
Bangladesh International Arbitration Centre (BIAC) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with SAARC Arbitration Council (SARCO) to co-operate in facilitating ADR in each others’ services at a seminar held Saturday at DCCI Auditorium. More…
Regional economic integration in the Bay of Bengal
The Daily Star, 25 Feb, 2016
The Bay of Bengal is rich in natural resources and embraces both South and East Asia. Although a number of regional groupings like Bangladesh-China-India-Myanmar (BCIM) and Bangladesh-Bhutan-Nepal-India (BBNI) partially cover the region, it is the Bay of Bengal Initiative for Multi-Sectoral, Technical, and Economic Cooperation (BIMSTEC) that covers the entire region and provides a framework for regional economic integration. More…
Strategies for strengthening regional cooperation in South Asia
Financial Express, 23 Feb, 2016
Different efforts bolstered by collective cooperation initiatives have paid the region well by transforming South Asia into one of the few robust hubs of global growth. But the sustainability of the existing growth path faces quite a few challenges now on diverse fronts. The people of the region need to overcome the challenges through boosting cooperation among themselves. More…
Sri Lanka forum mulls harmonizing South Asian energy rules
Economynext, 8 Feb 2016
Energy regulators in South Asian countries are considering proposals to harmonise regulations at a forum in the Sri Lankan capital Colombo with the aim of sharing and creating a common market for electricity in the region. More…
India open to South Asian trade but conditions apply for Pakistan businessmen
India Today, 1 Feb 2016
India is open to allow free movement of entrepreneurs in the South Asian region but permission for Pakistani business persons will come with conditions. More…