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Tag: poverty reduction

A woman working at a money exchange shows 500 Cambodian riel notes to photographer in central Phnom Penh March 12, 2011. The much delayed stock exchange regulator Securities and Exchange Commission of Cambodia (SECC) said that all prices of securities will be quoted in local currency riel. Cambodia is highly dollarized and that many foreign investors want to see US dollars quoted in the upcoming bourse. REUTERS/Samrang Pring (CAMBODIA - Tags: POLITICS) - RTR2JSDU
Posted inAT Finance, Cambodia

Depressing truth behind Cambodia’s poverty reduction

by David Hutt May 12, 2019February 18, 2020

Whoever said it – Mark Twain, Benjamin Disraeli or another casualty of Churchillian Drift – it is a useful attitude to take of there being three types of lies: “lies, damn lies, and statistics.” It is inescapable if only because the ruling Cambodian People’s Party rarely misses a chance to remind us that under its […]

Posted inPakistan, South Asia

Pakistan celebrates World NGO Day

by Zamir Awan February 26, 2019February 18, 2020
A couple posing for wedding photos at the Bund in Shanghai with the Pudong skyline in the background. Photo: iStock
Posted inChina, Iraq, Middle East, Pakistan, South Asia, World

Impact of 4 decades of China’s reforms and opening

by Zamir Awan December 21, 2018
Posted inAT Finance, China, Egypt, India, Israel, Mexico, Middle East, Northeast Asia, Russia, South Asia, World

Why it’s so hard to be economically independent from the West

by Justin Podur December 13, 2018
India flag with China flag. Image: iStock
Posted inAT Finance, China, European Union, France, India, Japan, Northeast Asia, South Asia, South Korea, World

Why India will supersede China – Part 1

by Jan Krikke December 5, 2018December 5, 2018

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