Thailand’s Kasikorn Bank (KBank) is joining with Myanmar’s biggest lender, Kanbawza Bank (KBZ Bank) to offer a staff exchange programme at the border cities of Mae Sot in Thailand and Myawaddy, Myanmar. The aim is to boost border trade between the two countries. The programme will focus on bank-based import-export settlements and boost the cross-border […]
Read MoreHanoi’s authorities have submitted a plan to the prime minister calling for USD40bn in ODA investment and proposals on how to implement 10 metro projects. In accordance with the city transportation planning to 2030 with a view to 2050, Hanoi will have 10 metro lines that are 417.8km long and include both underground and elevated […]
Read More[BANGKOK] Thailand’s economy gained further traction on external demand but domestic demand was not”sufficiently strong”, and monetary policy has to remain accommodative to boost activity, minutes of the central bank’s last policy meeting showed on Wednesday. On Feb 14, the Bank of Thailand’s (BOT) policy committee voted unanimously to keep the one-day repurchase rate at […]
Read MoreFormer Malaysian prime minister Datuk Musa Hitam has said Indonesia and Malaysia can fight back against the European Unions that is carrying out negative campaign against palm oil products – the major commodity of the two countries. He said in Jakarta on Tuesday through various researches, both countries could show the world about EU’s false […]
Read MoreThe Hanoitimes – Vietnam considers 2018 a key year in the country’s restructuring plan of State-owned enterprises (SOEs), targeting to equitise at least 86 SOEs in the year with 64 of which being large size. The target is tough, but experts believed it is feasible thanks to many favorable conditions including high economic growth and macroeconomic […]
Read MoreVientiane authorities have warned 3,039 enterprises to pay taxes and declare their business plans, with the threat of closure hanging over them if they fail to comply. The warning came after authorities found that these enterprises had not paid various taxes for more than a year. A number of them were no longer operating. In […]
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