Throughout Asia the frontiers of investment are being pushed ever onward, gobbling up former backwaters in the hunt for cheap labor, natural resources, infrastructure deals, and the massive profits that can be made in the margins of a country transitioning from “emerging market” to “plain old market.” As the developed, investor countries of the world […]
UOB puts focus on Asean investment
September 12, 2017 by
UNITED OVERSEAS BANK (UOB), one of the largest Asian banks, is actively engaged in bringing foreign investors to Thailand, particularly the flagship investment project in the Eastern Economic Corridor, according to its chief executive. Asked which Asean countries were now the most attractive for foreign direct investment in the eyes of UOB, Choon Hin Tan, […]
Central bank says it is still on track to grant licences to foreign banks this month
September 17, 2014 by
Between five and 10 licences will be granted to foreign banks to operate in Myanmar by the end of this month, Dr Set Aung, deputy governor of Central Bank of Myanmar, said on September 14, denying speculation that the bank was delaying the announcement. “We said before that the announcement will be made in the […]
