Asia

In Bangladesh, amid a political crisis, mass strikes have erupted in factories producing jeans for major global brands

The Sri Lankan authorities have adopted the country's budget for 2024, increasing spending on social assistance to the population and development plans of the republic.

Indonesia's agricultural sector accounted for 12.4% of GDP and 29.0% of the employed population in 2022. The favorable climate, as well as extensive fertile lands allow the country to maintain the status of a net exporter of agricultural products.

The Indonesian government pursued a fairly flexible macroeconomic policy in 2021-2022. Therefore, despite the challenging global economic environment, Indonesia experienced accelerated real GDP growth in 2022, which was 5.3% at the end of the year

The Export of Oilmeals for the month of Sept., 2023 is provisionally reported at 330,568 tons compared to 240,669 tons in Sept., 2022 i.e. up by 37%.  The overall export of oilmeals during April to Sept., 2023 reported at 2,276,121 tons compared to 1,762,343 tons i.e. up by 29%.

In 2022, imports of agricultural products to Hong Kong amounted to 23.4 billion US dollars, a decrease of 13.6% (-3.7 billion US dollars) compared to 2021. The volume of imports for 2018-2022 decreased annually by an average of 5.5%.

The Treaty on Good Neighborliness, Friendship, and Cooperation between the two countries signed on July 16, 2001, serves as the foundation for Russian-Chinese trade and economic cooperation

The Import of Vegetable Oils (edible & non-edible) for the month of September, 2023 reported at 1,552,026 tons compared to 1,637,239 tons in September 2022, consisting 1,494,086 tons of edible oils and 57,940 tons of non-edible oils i.e. down by 5%.

In the second half of the 20th century, Hong Kong was among the economies that demonstrated rapid growth rates, becoming one of the first "Asian tigers". Today, the city is one of the most developed financial centers, whose economy is almost entirely based on foreign trade.

Tea production in Malaysia is concentrated on three plantations — Bo, Bharat (Cameron Highlands), and Sabah (Mount Kinabalu). In general, from 2018 to 2022, the volume of tea produced in Malaysia decreased.