Economics

Economics • STORY OF THE DAY • Jun 25, 2018 • 5 min read

Overcoming the outages How to keep the lights on in Myanmar

By Jeremy Mullins • Jun 25, 2018
With more than four out of ten people in Myanmar without access to electricity, the nation's economic development relies on the government's willingness to pursue alternative energy sources

Economics • Mar 12, 2018 • 4 min read
Statistics and tips

Everything you need to know about investing in Cambodia

For the past two decades, Cambodia has experienced rapid economic growth. Broad access to global markets and an economic policy that openly courts foreign investment means the country’s economy is expected to continue growing
By Southeast Asia Globe Editorial • Mar 12, 2018

Economics • Mar 01, 2018 • 10 min read
Sustainable urban development

Southeast Asia's megacities have a choice: Shangri-La or slum

With Southeast Asia's population expected to grow by more than 100 million people in the next 30 years, the region's crowded megacities are in danger of becoming dystopian nightmares - unless governments and city planners act now
By Paul Millar • Mar 01, 2018

Economics • Dec 06, 2017 • 7 min read
Vietnam

The ‘coffee king’

Hai Ninh Nguyen came from the rural province of Thai Binh to be one of only four Vietnamese people to make this year’s Forbes 30 Under 30 Asia
By Euan Black • Dec 06, 2017

Economics • Oct 16, 2017 • 9 min read
Cambodia's Tourism Industry

A Kingdom for more tourists

Cambodia has big plans to boost tourism, most of which revolve around a massive influx of visitors from China
By Nathan Paul Southern • Oct 16, 2017

Economics • Sep 18, 2017 • 11 min read
Agriculture

The Future of Cambodia: Agriculture

Economists say farmers need to reduce their reliance on the crop in order to revitalise Cambodia’s struggling agriculture industry
By Paul Millar • Sep 18, 2017