World Bank

The World Bank's East Asia and Pacific Economic Update, April 2020, illustrates the damage done by the coronavirus on Southeast Asia's...

The number of people living in poverty in Thailand climbed considerably between 2015 and 2018 by almost...

Indonesia suffered damages and economic loss from this year’s forest fires of at least $5.2 billion, the...

The new Doing Business Report 2020 issued by the World Bank, which measures 190 global economies on...

Custom House along Strand Road in Yangon, a well-preserved British colonial building still fulfilling its original function © Arno Maierbrugger

Malaysia remains on course to become a high-income nation by 2024, the World Bank has reaffirmed its...

As Vietnam’s capital Hanoi prepares to host the second US-North Korea summit later this month, experts say North Korea may be gearing up to...

The current severe air pollution crisis in Thailand’s capital Bangkok is expected to cost the country up to 6.6 billion baht ($207.8 million) in...

Cambodia’s economy is expected to grow by 7.3 per cent this year, spurred by the robust performance of garment exports, tourism and construction, deputy...

Thailand’s outdated and somewhat defunct education system is holding back a new generation from becoming productive and innovative, it turned out in the new...

Vietnam's economy continues to show strength with an impressive 7.08 per cent growth in the first half of 2018, the highest rate since 2011....

Another warning has been aired that the Philippine economy, one of the fastest-growing in Asia, is in risk of overheating – just shortly after...

Among ASEAN nations, Thailand and Indonesia were the ones that jumped the most in the new Ease of Doing Business 2018 ranking by the...

Citigroup in a new country study said it expects the Philippines to enjoy the fastest economic growth in Southeast Asia and the third-fastest growth...

The World Bank, after assessing the state of Indonesia's overall infrastructure, came to the conclusion that the country needs around $500 billion in the...

The government in Laos expects economic growth of at least seven per cent in 2018, the same level expected for 2017, according to Vientiane...

A bloody anti-drug war that blurs the line between law and lawlessness and serious problems with jihadists in the south did so far not...

A US-based campaign group focusing on Myanmar urged the World Bank’s financing arm International Finance Corporation (IFC) to reconsider its Myanmar investments, saying its...