The World Bank released its Doing Business report for Myanmar in 2017. Based on the findings, Myanmar ranks 170 in ease of doing business this year, up from 171 in 2016. The country now has a population of almost 54 million, and a gross national income per capita US$1,293 per year. At 170, Myanmar actually […]
Read MoreKUALA LUMPUR: RAM Ratings expects Malaysia’s export growth to slow down in June after the jump in May due to slower demand for exports from China and Singapore, after consecutive months of rapid build-up in capacity and re-stocking. The ratings agency said in a statement that it expected June export growth to be a healthy […]
Read MoreTHE government is intent on supporting the construction industry given the government’s infrastructure push while also upholding consumer protection, the Trade department said. Trade Secretary Ramon Lopez expressed this position on Wednesday as he reiterated that existing rules, particularly for cement, would protect both sectors. “Whether addressing the quality of cement or steel products, the […]
Read MoreEnhancing parliamentary oversight of cooperation for the triangle development area was discussed by representatives of the National Assemblies of Cambodia, Laos and Vietnam (CLV) in Vientiane this week. The sixth meeting of the Foreign Affairs Committees of the National Assemblies of the three countries is being held in the capital during August 1-4. In his […]
Read MoreHCM CITY — Domestic garment and textile firms have, for the most part, missed out on the much-touted benefits of free trade agreements (FTAs) that Vietnam has signed, experts said at seminar yesterday. The firms in the country that have taken advantage of FTA breaks is the FDI sector, they noted. Vietnam has signed 12 free trade […]
Read MoreKumpulan Wang Persaraan (Diperbadankan), Malaysia’s second-largest pension fund, is considering investing in foreign-owned insurers based here, Bloomberg reports. KWAP CEO Datuk Wan Kamaruzaman Wan Ahmad spoke to the newswire in a phone interview, saying KWAP is asking for pitches following inquiries from banks about possibly buying stakes in overseas insurers’ Malaysian units. This comes following […]
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