• BUSINESS

  Courageous Transformation for Inclusion and Integration

  Published on 30/05/2013

  » The World Economic Forum on East Asia 2013 will be the first major international gathering of senior decision-makers from industry, government, academia and civil society to be held in Myanmar since the country embarked on a series of bold economic and political reforms.

• BUSINESS

  'Future proofing' the agriculture sector

  Published on 01/06/2013

  » Asian economies stand vulnerable to climate change. Some of the most significant impacts are expected to hit the agriculture sector.

• BUSINESS

  Myanmar's new corruption challenge

  Published on 01/06/2013

  » Myanmar has the potential to quadruple the value of its economy to $200 billion by 2030 if it presses on with reforms, embraces technology and shifts away from agriculture.

• BUSINESS

  WEF Blog: Freedom to travel: opening markets by opening borders

  Published on 28/05/2012

  » The global economy is suffering from a prolonged downturn brought on by events ranging from fiscal crises in the West to natural disasters here in Southeast Asia. Policy debates worldwide increasingly reflect the need for economic growth and job creation. With global unemployment of 200 million and 40 million people projected to enter the labor force every year, 600 million jobs will need to be created over the next decade.

• BUSINESS

  Thein Sein delays Thailand visit

  Published on 28/05/2012

  » Myanmar president Thein Sein has postponed his trip to Thailand until a few days after the World Economic Forum East Asia in Bangkok, the WEF's senior director and Head of Asia Suchant Palakurthi Rao said on Monday.

• BUSINESS

  Watch World Economic Forum live

  Published on 30/05/2012

  » Watch live coverage of the World Economic Forum on East Asia via LiveStream, here.

• BUSINESS

  Pentagon chief skips Thailand

  Published on 30/05/2012

  » WASHINGTON : Defence Secretary Leon Panetta leaves Wednesday on his first visit to Asia since the Pentagon said in January it would "rebalance" military strategy toward a region President Barack Obama has called critical to US interests.

• BUSINESS

  WEF Blog: East Asia 2012: joining the conversation

  Published on 29/05/2012

  » The 2012 World Economic Forum on East Asia is still one day away, but the discussions on the region have already begun. Kittiratt Na Ranong, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Finance of Thailand, and Sushant Palakurthi Rao, Senior Director, Head of Asia of the World Economic Forum, briefed international media at the Thai Government House last night, prior to the start of the 21st meeting of its kind.

• BUSINESS

  Cyber security and CEOs

  Published on 29/05/2012

  » With a large number of cyber attacks featuring in media reports over the past year, chief executives are realising that cyber security is an issue they can't ignore.

• BUSINESS

  Yingluck, Wirjawan speak at WEF

  Parista Yuthamanop, Published on 31/05/2012

  » Thai Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra and Indonesia's Trade Minister Gita Wirjawan outlined their countries' economic aims on the sidelines of the World Economic Forum meeting in Bangkok on Thursday, with both emphasising fundamentals.

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