Economy and commerce

LAOS has issued Bt14 billion in bonds in the Thai capital market in a placement that closes today, said Adisorn Singhsacha, founder and managing director of Twin Pine Group Co Ltd, a financial adviser on the deal.The issuance, by the Lao Finance Ministry, marks the ...

The Directorate of Investment and Company Administration (DICA) in partnership with the German Corporation for International Cooperation (GIZ) have published a detailed report entitled The Socio-Economic Atlas of Myanmar.For the first time, the report will provide official details and statistics on Myanmar’s geography, population and climate ...

[] “Myanmar’s macroeconomic environment remains stable, though economic growth is slowing to 5.9pc in 2016-17 compared to 7pc in 2015-16, weighed down by slower investment demand,” the Washington-based lender noted.Despite notable reforms and strong foreign investment commitments, investment demand decelerated as private investors bided their time ...

Political uncertainty over planned reforms and public infrastructure projects are perceived as the top concerns for investors considering doing business in the country, according to the World Bank’s latest Thailand economic monitor. As Thai companies spend less at home, they are shifting to invest in opportunities ...

The Mekong Delta will introduce 57 projects requiring more than VND183 trillion (US$8.05 billion) that are awaiting investors at an investment promotion conference scheduled to take place in Can Tho City on October 25.[] 24 of these projects are for tourism development and require total ...

Malaysia, and to a lesser degree Indonesia, Thailand and the Philippines, remain more exposed to exchange rate risk than other developing economies in East Asia and the Pacific as global financial conditions tighten, the World Bank said. Keep reading   ...

Businesses in Southeast Asia are increasingly counting the cost of land grabs, more than half of which result in delayed projects and nearly three-quarters of which lead to lawsuits, according to a wide-ranging research report. Out of a sample of 51 major land disputes surveyed across ...

Banks and regulators in Southeast Asia should strengthen financial-sector rules and guidelines to promote funding for environment-friendly projects in a region threatened by deforestation and climate change, the World Wildlife Fund said. Keep reading ...

Thailand is seeking a review of the Thailand-China free trade agreement as the 0% import duty for electric vehicles could derail the country’s plan to attract foreign manufacturers. Keep reading   ...

[] The event drew 60 local government officials and representatives of more than 80 firms from 13 Mekong Delta localities and eight Japanese firms specialized in waste and wastewater treatment, irrigation, aquatic farming, agriculture, husbandry and chemicals. Keep reading ...