The World Bank Group (WBG) and Myanmar government have agreed to a two-year extension of the Country Partnership Framework (CPF) with up to US$1.2 billion in financing, according to a press statement from the World Bank on June 23, 2017. The focus would be on rural growth, social services, health care and job creation. Over […]
Read MoreAlthough private investment remains relatively low, the private sector has seen clearer signs of improving purchasing power this month. Sanan Angubolkul, vice-president of the Thai Board of Trade, said yesterday the latest economic data from the Thai Chamber of Commerce showed a spending recovery in all regions since early June, boosted by rebounding farm products, […]
Read MoreFormer Bank of Thailand governor Prasarn Trairatvorakul has flashed a warning that cooperatives and an unbalanced property sector will be the sources that trigger a new financial crisis if regulators fail to tighten rules and regulations in a pre-emptive move to keep problems from spiralling out of control. A large number of thrift and credit […]
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