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Thailand: Six strategies targeted for development

Thailand’s national strategy is centred on six key areas — farming, services, tourism, entrepreneurship, logistics and digital — to help raise the country’s competitiveness and make it a developed nation in 20 years. Sathit Limpongphan, chairman of a committee tasked with developing a national strategy to strengthen the country’s competitiveness, said six strategies that have […]

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Loan growth for Malaysian banks seen stronger this year

KUALA LUMPUR: Total loan growth for the banking industry is expected to be at 4% to 5% this year, stronger than last year, says CIMB group  chief executive officer Tengku Datuk Seri Zafrul Aziz. Tengku Zafrul said the higher-than-expected gross domestic product (GDP) growth in 2017 would translate into a stronger loan expansion this year. “Last year’s […]

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GMS to enhance cooperation

With leaders from the Greater Mekong Sub-region gathering next week in Phnom Penh for a new summit on Lancang-Mekong Cooperation, leading political thinkers and researchers say the LMC mechanism plays a crucial role in enhancing economic cooperation in the region and complements the work being done at the Asean-level. The LMC is a relatively new […]

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