• 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

  Opinion: Share the value of Myanmar’s natural resources

  Published on 31/05/2013

  » Patrick Alley, co-founder and director of Global Witness, and Terry Heymann, director of Responsible Gold at the World Gold Council, argue that Myanmar must act swiftly to come up with a sustainable plan to make sure investment in its natural resources benefits the whole nation.

• BUSINESS

  WEF report: East Asia enters the era of hyper connectivity

  Published on 31/05/2013

  » World Economic Forum information and communications technology expert Danil Kerimi explains how truly understanding and harnessing digital globalisation can help all Asean nations to compete in the global marketplace.

• BUSINESS

  The risky new world of 'Digital Wildfire'

  Published on 01/06/2013

  » The highly accessible internet not only facilitates the fast communication of information, but also poses new risks to the world, the biggest one being the misinformation that is spread either intentionally or unintentionally.

• 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: What if China turned its back on the world?

  Published on 28/05/2012

  » Nader Mousavizadeh on the rise of nationalism in China and what it could mean for a fragile world economy. The interview is part of the Risk Response Network’s “What if?” series.

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  WEF Blog: Thailand braces for a data storm

  Published on 28/05/2012

  » Ahead of the World Economic Forum on East Asia in Bangkok, Thailand, Rajeev Singh-Molares shares the highlights of his Op-Ed piece which originally appeared in full at The Nation.

• 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.

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  WEF Blog: mHealth: an idea whose time has come

  Published on 28/05/2012

  » Puja lives in a remote village in Bangladesh with her husband and his elderly father. She got married a year ago, and now she is pregnant with her first child. She is concerned about what diet to follow to ensure the baby is strong and healthy, but the doctor only comes by her village every second week.

• 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.

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