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Tag: World Bank

Posted inMyanmar

Nail in the coffin of Myanmar’s dying peace process

by David Scott Mathieson December 17, 2020December 21, 2020

CHIANG MAI – There was a frustrating fait accompli to the recent statement by Myanmar’s oldest ethnic insurgents, the Karen National Liberation Army (KNLA), on December 1 when it demanded the withdrawal of all Myanmar military, or Tatmadaw, bases from its territory. This was the culmination of over two years of rising frustration and bellicose […]

Posted inUncategorized

UN, World Bank urge school openings amid pandemic

by AT Contributor October 29, 2020October 29, 2020
Posted inSoutheast Asia

Pandemic pushes SE Asia back into poverty

by David Hutt October 13, 2020October 16, 2020
Posted inSoutheast Asia

The risk of overspending on Covid-19

by David Hutt August 19, 2020August 22, 2020
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Iraq seethes on edge of another social explosion

by Omar al-Jaffal July 31, 2020August 5, 2020
Posted inPakistan

Pakistan on brink of Covid-19 financial collapse

by FM Shakil July 7, 2020July 10, 2020
Posted inThailand

Covid-19 drives Thailand deeper into poverty

by Peter Janssen June 30, 2020July 2, 2020
Posted inCovid-19

Broadest economic collapse since 1870: World Bank

by Heather Scott June 9, 2020June 9, 2020
Posted inAT+

Financial civil war pushes Lebanon to the brink

by Alison Tahmizian Meuse June 3, 2020June 15, 2020
Posted inMyanmar

Myanmar’s viral denial turns to economic despair

by Rory Wallace May 14, 2020May 18, 2020
Posted inMiddle East

Lebanon legalizes medical marijuana amid crisis

by Layal Abou Rahal April 22, 2020April 22, 2020
Posted inAT Financial, South Asia

Covid-19 ‘will further slow India’s economy’

by KS Kumar April 13, 2020April 13, 2020
Posted inAT Finance

Pandemic a ‘perfect storm’ for South Asia

by Simon Sturdee April 12, 2020April 12, 2020
Posted inEconomy

China’s numbers fail to hide World Bank gloom

by Gordon Watts March 31, 2020April 1, 2020
Posted inChina, World

Phase one fanfare masks phase two gloom

by Nile Bowie January 16, 2020February 18, 2020
Posted inAT Finance, Vietnam

Downside risks abound for Vietnam’s 2020 economy

by David Hutt January 2, 2020February 18, 2020
Posted inChina

Mexico is winning the US-China trade war

by Dave Makichuk January 1, 2020February 18, 2020
Posted inAT Finance, Cambodia

Cambodia struggles to keep the lights on

by David Hutt December 2, 2019February 18, 2020
Posted inAT Finance, Northeast Asia

Pace of pro-business reforms slows across Asia

by Simon Roughneen October 29, 2019February 18, 2020
Posted inIndia, South Asia

World Bank says India’s slowdown ‘severe’

by KS Kumar October 14, 2019February 18, 2020

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