You can boil it, bake it, deep fry it, stir fry it, cook it in a curry, and now the Cambodians are going to make an industry out of it. Traditionally a net importer of potato, amounting to around 5,000 tonnes every year from Thailand, Vietnam, China, Japan, Australia and the United States (US), Cambodia is eyeing not only the future local potato market, but also the regional one.

Despite being one of the fastest-growing economies in the world last year, the Turkish economy is currently in turmoil. The United States (US) has just announced sanctions on Turkey which resulted in the freefalling of its national currency, the Turkish lira.

The wave of volatility engulfing emerging markets increases the odds of another interest-rate hike in Indonesia in a policy decision on Wednesday that economists say is a close call.A rate pause this week was looking like a comfortable prediction after three rate hikes totalling one percentage point since mid-May helped to stabilize the rupiah and reverse some of the outflows earlier this year.

The coming week may prove to be a crucial one for the Indonesian rupiah.As Wednesday’s policy decision approaches, Bank Indonesia finds itself under pressure to raise the benchmark rate again even after increasing it by a combined 100 basis points since the middle of May to stem a slide in the currency.Rupiah headwinds have steadily increased in recent weeks and now include a current-account deficit threatening to widen, political uncertainty before next year’s presidential elections, rising

Thai energy companies are growing beyond the country’s borders, with projects slated for the rest of the region. These planned projects are a testament to Thailand’s energy policies and the savviness of its energy companies. It is not just the big oil giants such as PTT or B Grimm that are expanding throughout the region but renewable energy companies such as Wind Energy Holdings and solar company Superblock are also branching out in the region.

Following a regulatory framework which went into effect last month, Thailand’s central bank has announced a set of rules governing cryptocurrency activities in the country.

Think the latest yuan rout is over? Tell that to Vietnam.The slide in China’s currency paused this week after jawboning by the central bank, which told commercial lenders it has the tools to stabilize the market and urged them to avoid “herd behaviour,” it was reported Tuesday.

The question facing policy makers in the Philippines is not whether to raise interest rates for a third time in a row, but by how much.A booming economy, surging inflation and pressure on the currency are setting the stage for a 50 basis-point increase in the benchmark rate to four percent on Thursday, according to 17 economists surveyed.

In soccer, the yellow card is a warning for a player to behave himself as he may get sent off the pitch if he receives a second one. It seems the yellow card works just as well when it comes to combatting illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing.The European Commission (EC) enacted a tough legislation against IUU fishing in 2010 which identifies marine fisheries products by their exporting state or the flag under which shipping vessels operate.

When news of the Thai government’s move to ratify the International Labour Organisation’s (ILO’s) Work in Fishing Convention (Convention 188) reached fisher associations, they came together to protest. This week, fisher associations from 22 coastal provinces of Thailand threatened to bring the country’s fishing industry to a halt by ceasing work if the government there fails to address their grievances within seven days.