Lao morning news for March 29
Bank of Lao PDR set to promote financial literacy nationwide THE Bank of the Lao PDR (BOL) and its development partners are keen to equip more people in the country with knowledge about financial literacy […]
Philippines morning news for March 29
Two-month investment pledges fell 23% to P102 billion Projects approved by the Board of Investments dropped 23 percent in the first two months to P101.72 billion from P131.61 billion a year ago, despite the surge […]
Lao morning news for March 28
Japan Funds Health Centres, Water Supply System Construction Projects The Japanese government has provided grant assistance worth over USD 414,000 for three health center projects and four water supply system projects through its Grant Assistance […]
Philippines morning news for March 28
MADE IN CHINA: Loan terms with waivers, shrouded in secrecy The Philippine government has repeatedly downplayed fears of the country falling into what is dubbed as the Chinese debt trap. — Rappler Economists count budget […]
Lao morning news for March 27
Little Laos struggles to swallow Chinese debt Fifty years ago, the little town of Luang Prabang in Laos threw its hat in with the United States, allowing a “secret war” to be waged against Vietnamese […]
Philippines morning news for March 27
Impasse on proposed 2019 budget ends; Congress sends spending bill to Palace The deadlock on the proposed ₱3.757-trillion 2019 budget was finally broken on Tuesday, with Senate President Vicente “Tito” Sotto III signing the enrolled […]
Mandatory halal certification as Indonesia tries to snare share of $3trln Sharia market
With almost 269 million people, Indonesia is the world’s most Muslim populated country. However, when it comes to cashing in on the global halal industry it ranks 10th, alongside Brunei, for its ability to seize […]
Lao morning news for March 26
China, Laos pledge to push forward bilateral ties Visiting Chinese Vice Foreign Minister Kong Xuanyou and Lao Vice Foreign Minister Khampao Ernthavanh have held diplomatic consultations and exchanged views on bilateral relations as well as […]
Philippines morning news for March 26
External debt service up 5.4% in 2018 at $7.7 B The Philippines’ external debt service burden rose by 5.4 percent in 2018 to $7.704 billion from $7.309 billion in 2017 as public sector borrowing to […]
Lao morning news for March 25
Public Financial Management A Path To Maximize Return On Investment in Future of Laos: World Bank With a growing population and rapidly developing and urbanizing socio-economy requiring investment in human resources and infrastructure, the calls […]
Philippines morning news for March 25
China could seize gas in Reed Bank if PH can’t pay loans – Carpio The Philippines should be wary about the Chico River Pump Irrigation Loan Agreement because it could potentially allow China to take […]
Philippines morning news for March 22
Ex-PH officials bring China’s Xi to Int’l Criminal Court Two former Philippine officials and a group of fishermen filed a complaint against Chinese President Xi Jinping before the International Criminal Court (ICC) for crimes against […]