Photo credit: Mizzima Myanmar TRADE, ECONOMY, AND INVESTMENT THAILAND, MYANMAR Thai border village calls for faster development to compete with Myanmar’s “new Chinatown” (2 April 2019) Chinese investment in Myanmar’s Kokko border
HIGHLIGHTS Macro snapshot Thailand’s trade balance came in healthier at a surplus of US$3.5bn in February as a result of a sharp contraction in imports Better-than-expected election results for pro-junta coalition raises likelihood of
Photo credit: The Irrawaddy TRADE, ECONOMY, AND INVESTMENT VIETNAM, THAILAND Vietnam to collaborate with Thai energy developer on US$7.8 billion LNG project (21 March 2019) The provincial government of Vietnam’s Ninh Thuan
HIGHLIGHTS March Monetary Policy Committee meeting BOT unanimously voted to keep the policy interest rate unchanged at 1.75%. Hawks in MPC folded as BOT downgraded GDP growth and core inflation outlook in 2019, signalling
Photo credit: The Irrawaddy TRADE, ECONOMY, AND INVESTMENT MYANMAR, THAILAND Myanmar and Thailand opens new bridge link on the East-West Economic Corridor (19 March 2019) Myanmar State Counselor Daw Aung San Suu
Photo credit: Khmer Times TRADE, ECONOMY, AND INVESTMENT CAMBODIA, LAOS, VIETNAM CLV Development Triangle Area committee discusses ways to boost economic cooperation (11 March 2019) The 12th Cambodia-Laos-Vietnam Development Triangle Area Joint
Photo credit: Bangkok Post TRADE, ECONOMY, AND INVESTMENT THAILAND, LAOS Thailand and Laos aim to link countries by high-speed rail by 2023 (6 March 2019) The Thai government hopes to complete the
Photo credit: Bangkok Post TRADE, ECONOMY, AND INVESTMENT LAOS, VIETNAM Laos and Vietnam sign nine agreements to enhance bilateral ties (27 February 2019) Laos and Vietnam inked nine agreements to enhance bilateral
Photo credit: Bangkok Post TRADE, ECONOMY, AND INVESTMENT CAMBODIA, VIETNAM Vietnam and Cambodia agree to eliminate tariffs, enhance rice trade (15 February 2019) A meeting between Cambodian commerce minister Pan Sorasak and
Photo credit: Bangkok Post TRADE, ECONOMY, AND INVESTMENT LAOS, VIETNAM Laos-Vietnam trade cross US$1 billion mark in 2018 (13 February 2019) Trade between Laos and Vietnam reached US$1.28 billion in 2018, according