BANGKOK: Thailand will impose rules on cryptocurrencies and initial coin offerings (ICOs) from April to bolster investor protection, the military-run nation’s Securities and Exchange Commission said. The regulations are set to be enforced in about three weeks, and Thailand is able to move comparatively quickly on tightening oversight in part because a military administration is […]
Read MoreThailand is set to join the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP) this year, a newly formed bloc of 11 Pacific Rim nations excluding the US, says Deputy Prime Minister Somkid Jatusripitak. Speaking after a discussion with high-ranking officials of the Commerce Ministry yesterday, Mr Somkid ordered the ministry to speed up analysis of the […]
Read MoreMyanmar’s initial phase of economic liberalisation led to an impressive growth takeoff and poverty reduction. But now, a second wave of reforms is needed to continue the strong momentum, according to the latest International Monetary Fund (IMF) report for Myanmar. The IMF Article IV report released March 28 found that the growth take-off has been […]
Read MoreThe Commerce Ministry is set to exercise the Trade Competition Act if there are complaints from affected parties that Big C’s mobile grocery stores represent unfair trade, says Commerce Minister Sontirat Sontijirawong. But Big C Supercenter reiterated in a statement Wednesday that the Mini Big C mobile grocery store is just one prototype that the company has developed […]
Read MoreTHE number of properties sold in auction sales rose to 11 units in the first quarter of 2018, from eight in the corresponding quarter a year ago. This was despite the number of new properties put up for sale staying unchanged year-on-year at 63 units in both periods. The total value of properties sold via […]
Read MoreMyanmar’s first stock exchange backed by Japan’s public and private sectors will promote the bourse in Tokyo next month, aiming to lure Japanese investors ahead of the scheduled enforcement of a new company law deregulating foreign ownership of local firms. The planned presentation in Tokyo of the two-year-old Yangon Stock Exchange, or YSX, is part […]
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