Photo Credit: Tansettakij Multimedia Economy, Investment and Trade Economic ministers to advance the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (4 September 2017) Economic ministers from ASEAN are meeting in the Philippines to advance the Regional Comprehensive
26 August 2017 Originally published in The Star Online THE 19th-century British statesman Lord Palmerston is reputed to have said: “There are no permanent friends, and no permanent enemies, only permanent interests.” This has
Photo Credit: The Straits Times Economy, Investment and Trade Malaysia and China ties strengthen through their visa policy (28 August 2017) China and Malaysia will begin discussion on a reciprocal visa policy. Currently, the
File Photo Economy, Investment and Trade Myanmar receives US$200 million zero-interest credit from World bank (22 August 2017) Myanmar signed a US$200 million deal with zero interest with the World Bank to improve the
Photo Credit: Straits Times Economy, Investment and Trade Singapore, China to cooperate on legal and judicial matters (22 August 2017) Singapore and China have extended their bilateral cooperation on legal and judicial matters with
ASEAN Roundtable Series on Deepening Capital Markets in ASEAN: Opportunities and Challenges Kuala Lumpur, 21 August 2017 – Deepening individual capital markets will help address critical funding gaps in ASEAN, including infrastructure development needs,
Photo Credit: The Irrawaddy Economy, Investment and Trade Visa on arrival continues in Myanmar (15 August 2017) Myanmar’s Ministry of Labour, Immigration and Population has agreed to continue issuing visas on arrival (VOA) to
Photo Credit: china.org.cn Economy, Investment and Trade Thailand rejects China’s loan terms on railway project (14 August 2017) Thailand rejected China’s loan terms for the Sino-Thai high speed train citing Beijing’s unfair interest rates.
14 August 2017 Originally published in The Star Online FIRST, let us give credit where it is due: 50 years of continued existence in half a century of challenge and change is a feat
Photo Credit: Myanmar Times Economy, Investment and Trade Myanmar to deepen capital markets (7 August 2017) Myanmar is planning to allow trading of Government Treasury Bonds on the Yangon Stock Exchange (YSX). According to