The prevalence of cash transactions and smart phone ownership in Myanmar provides an attractive opportunity for the spread of digital savings services to underserved or unserved households, a UN expert says. UN Capital Development Fund (UNCDF) Country Coordinator for Myanmar Paul Luchtenburg said this during a talk last Saturday at a forum held in conjunction […]
Read MoreThe government has indicated that the 2019 fiscal deficit could hit its worst-case estimate as it plans to keep spending despite sluggish revenue collection. Deputy Finance Minister Suahasil Nazara said on Monday the government was now projecting a fiscal deficit of 2.2 percent to the gross domestic product (GDP) this year, hitting the upper limit […]
Read MoreSINGAPORE has for the first time made the top 10 list of the world’s most competitive places for developing, attracting and retaining talent, as ranked by Swiss business school IMD. It is also the only Asian country to make the list, which is dominated by European states. Switzerland topped this year’s IMD World Talent Ranking, […]
Read MoreThailand slipped one position to 43rd out of 63 economies in the World Talent Ranking 2019, while its regional peers Singapore, Indonesia and the Philippines advanced, according to a report conducted by the IMD World Competitiveness Centre (WCC). The sixth edition of the ranking takes into account investment and development, readiness and appeal. Indonesia ranked […]
Read MoreMore than 30 Myanmar business people attended the Indonesia-Myanmar Business Gathering at a hotel in Yangon last week. The gathering organised by the Indonesian Embassy in cooperation with the International Business Promotion Centre held business-to-business meetings for 10 Indonesian representatives from six companies and their Myanmar counterparts. Among the dignitaries at the event were U […]
Read MoreThe Hanoitimes – The rights of doing business have mainly been in the area of “what”, while “how” and “how much”, among others, still have much to be discussed, said an expert. Since the first version of the Law on Enterprise that came into effect in 1991, freedom of doing business in Vietnam has partly been […]
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