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Investment in Thailand to top $25 billion

Aug 24, 2012

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Investors' applications through the Thai Board of Investment (BoI), the approving body for strategic industry and commercial investments under a tax privileges scheme, will...

India Myanmar Thailand Trilateral Super Highway

$100m for Myanmar trilateral highway

Aug 12, 2012

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About $100 million of a $500-million loan granted by India has been earmarked for building and improving roads in the Myanmar part of the...

Myanmar aims to surpass Laos, Cambodia

Jul 24, 2012

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Myanmar aims to overtake both Laos and Cambodia in average income per capita by 2014 or 2015, Radio Free Asia's news service reported on...

Laos introduces new trade portal amid strong growth

Jul 12, 2012

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Laos launched a new online trading platform in late June, the Lao PDR Trade Portal, providing traders and government agencies an easily accessible source...

The Philippines’ BPO industry and its troubles with office space

Jul 8, 2012

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Fuelled by the expanding business process outsourcing (BPO) industry, the building boom in the Philippines could leave the country with too much, too little, or just not the right office space.

Vietnam’s GDP growth accelerates

Jun 29, 2012

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Vietnam's economy showed signs of regained strength in the second quarter 2012, according to figures released by the government on June 29. GDP grew by...

Best practices for productivity in Malaysia

Apr 2, 2012

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The Malaysia Productivity Corporation (MPC) was established by the country's government to support the nation’s aspirations to achieve a productivity growth at an average of 4.6 per cent annually until 2020.