Micro-Credit Ratings International Ltd (M-CRIL), an Indian provider of rating and advisory services to the microfinance industry, has secured a $1.5 million equity investment agreement from the Asian Development Bank (ADB) to push into emerging markets including Cambodia, the ADB said in an announcement last Friday. The investment will be used to strengthen existing M-CRIL […]
Read MoreMANILA, Philippines – President Duterte made it clear from the very start: he is going to eradicate corruption, crime and criminality in his six years in office. But while he wages a bloody war against suspected drug criminals, other “criminals” are having a grand time doing illegal activities. Such is the case with fuel smugglers, […]
Read MoreSome major brands in Vietnam had to stop advertising on the world’s largest online video site, YouTube, when these brands’ advertisements were linked to clips containing poor content. According to information from the Authority of Broadcasting and Electronic Information under the Ministry of Information and Communications, the authority received official dispatches from Vietnam Airlines, Mead […]
Read MoreKasikornbank plans to upgrade its banking operations in three overseas markets — Myanmar, Vietnam and Indonesia — over the next two years in a bid to strengthen its regional position. KBank’s executive vice-president Pattarapong Kanhasuwan said the bank is considering several business models to match the demand and landscape of each market. “We hope to […]
Read MoreMyanmar has given approval for Total E&P Myanmar Co to hold a 50% stake in the Myanmar MD-7 project in which PTT Exploration and Production Plc (PTTEP) has the other 50%. Total was experienced in worldwide petroleum exploration and development and it will help to reduce risk and add value to the project, said Somporn […]
Read MoreThe government has confirmed it is going ahead with a plan to create a “triangle city model” in the three southern border provinces to improve the quality of life in the region and will push for economic growth of 2 billion baht or more in each one in 2017, government spokesman Sansern Kaewkamnerd said on […]
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