Inclusive business is a new and relevant concept for Myanmar. Inclusive businesses are commercially viable investments that provide scaled-up, innovative, and systemic solutions for problems experienced by the poor and marginalised. They can create new income opportunities for the poor by engaging them in the value chains of profitable businesses while paying better than market […]
Read MoreThe rumblings of a currency crisis in emerging markets is only getting louder. Argentina’s Central Bank raised interest rates to 40 per cent to protect its peso in May 2018. When this did little to help, Argentina took out a $50 billion credit line from the International Monetary Fund (IMF). Turkey stated in August 2018 that more […]
Read MorePhayao: Despite the upgrading of Ban Huak crossing in Phu Sang district to a permanent border checkpoint, only local residents are currently allowed to travel across the border to Laos. Wiroon Sitthuwong, chief of Phu Sang district, said the Ban Huak checkpoint operates on a border pass system, which means it remains accessible only to […]
Read MoreChinese will soon become the first nationality able to apply and pay online for Thai visas, Chairi Archjananum, director-general of the Department of Consular Affairs at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, said on Monday. The service arranged through Kasikornbank (KBank) would be globally available within three years, he said. The e-Visa system allows foreign nationals […]
Read MoreThe Election Commission (EC) has insisted it needs to examine the law to see if the government’s proposed value-added tax (VAT) refund for next year’s Chinese New Year shopping gives a pro-government party undue political advantage ahead of the next election. The Finance Ministry said it is looking into implementing the refund programme to provide an […]
Read MoreThe government has insisted that its plan to liberalize the tobacco industry will trickle down positively in terms of job creation and export outputs despite the product being largely consumed inside the country, prompting criticism from tobacco control activists. Aside from creating jobs and boosting exports, the proposed plan, which is part of a government […]
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