DVB Multimedia Group

Burmese Site.
  • News
    • Business
    • Environment
    • Health
    • Media
    • Politics
  • Lifestyle
    • Culture
    • Sport
    • Travel & Tourism
    • Society
  • Opinion & Analysis
    • Interview
  • Video
  • Photos
  • Features
  • Advertise
    • Visit us on FacebookVisit us on Facebook
    • Follow us on TwitterFollow us on Twitter

    219 Search results for "Asia Development Bank"

    Lead Story Natural Disasters News

    10 years after Sichuan, China transforms quake preparedness, but Asia lags

    One decade after an earthquake killed almost 70,000 people, China’s investment in disaster preparedness means a similar tragedy is unlikely, said experts who urged other Asian nations to follow suit.

    Business Lead Story News

    Japan’s ANA ditches Burma’s Asian Blue airline project

    Japan’s ANA Holdings Inc has dropped a plan to form a joint venture in Burma, the airline said on Monday, after its application for an air operator’s certificate (AOC) was rejected by Burmese authorities.

    Environment Lead Story News

    Asia faces disaster from soaring temps if climate change unchecked

    Climate change will bring soaring temperatures, more intense storms, erratic rainfall, plummeting crop yields and a collapse of coral reefs to the Asia-Pacific unless countries fully implement their commitments under the Paris climate pact, scientists say, calling the challenges “unprecedented.”

    Business Energy Lead Story News

    Banking on Burma, Woodside Energy powers up

    Burma is the centre of attention for Woodside Energy following the Australian company’s discovery of gas off the coast of Arakan State last year. It is now preparing to invest[…]

    Business Lead Story Natural Disasters News Trade

    Burmese economic growth stymied by flooding: World Bank

    The World Bank’s prediction that the Burmese economy would grow at some 8.2 percent this year has been slashed in the latest ‘Myanmar Economic Report’.

    Business Development Lead Story News

    Burma’s electricity grid receives World Bank boost

    The World Bank has approved a US $400 million interest-free credit to support the Burmese government’s expansion of the national electricity grid.

    Business Lead Story Myanmar News Trade

    First Malaysian bank opens in Burma

    Malayan Banking Bhd (Maybank), Malaysia’s leading bank by assets, commenced branch operations in Burma on Monday.

    French help for underfunded Mandalay development

    A plan to provide the entire Mandalay region with electricity is receiving less than a quarter of the necessary funding from the government, according to a local official. Mandalay’s Minister[…]

    Business Lead Story News

    US$300 million loan approved for rural development

    The Burmese parliament has approved a proposed loan of US$300 million from EXIM Bank of China to fund the Cooperative Ministry’s micro-financing projects

    Development Lead Story News

    Burma’s growth rate set to hit 8.5 percent: World Bank

    The World Bank estimates Burma’s economic growth rate at 8.5 percent for 2014 and 2015, a figure higher than any other nation it surveyed, including China.

    BUSINESS – Burma’s growth rate set to hit 8.5 percent: World Bank

    In a report on East Asian countries’ economies released on Monday, the World Bank estimated Burma’s growth rate at 8.5 percent for 2014 and 2015, a figure higher than any[…]

    Economy Finance Lead Story News

    Lion’s share of Burma’s new bank licenses awarded to Japan

    Burma’s Foreign Bank Licensing Committee awarded preliminary licenses to nine foreign banks on Wednesday, and Japanese banks were by far the biggest winners.

    Business Lead Story News Politics

    Ne Win’s grandson to buy into AGD Bank

    The grandson of late Burmese dictator Ne Win revealed that he plans to purchase the majority of shares of Asian Green Development Bank, which is owned by Tay Za.

    DVB talks to Kanthan Shankar, World Bank video

    Interview Interview International Lead Story News Video

    DVB talks to Kanthan Shankar, World Bank

    Kanthan Shankar, the country manager for the World Bank in Burma, talks to DVB Interview International about current World Bank and IFC projects in the country.

    Business Development Lead Story News

    World Bank pledges $2bn development aid to Burma

    World Bank President Jim Yong Kim announces a $2 billion development aid package to Burma for projects such as healthcare and energy supply.

    Business Lead Story News

    World Bank approves US$140 million electricity loan for Burma

    The World Bank on Tuesday approved a US$140 million interest-free loan to boost electricity access in Burma, where over 70 percent of the population live in darkness.

    Business Lead Story News

    Kanbawza Bank is country’s highest taxpayer, says Finance Ministry

    According to a list of the top 500 taxpayers in Burma, Kanbawsa Bank – with over 2,000 employees – is the highest payer of income tax in Burma, while Myanmar Brewery Ltd pays the most commercial tax.

    Business Lead Story News

    Central Bank eyes decrease in interest rates

    Burma’s lending and savings rates are among the highest in the world, but now the Central Bank is weighing up the pros and cons of bringing them in line with international standards.

    Business Lead Story

    Parliament approves plan to accept US$260 million loan from World Bank

    The 40-year loan – at a fixed 0.75 percent interest rate – would be used to develop the communications sector and to improve schools.

    Interview

    Scott Leckie: ‘Burma could very easily become the displacement capital of Asia’

    Following the publication of Displacement Solutions recent report on housing, land and property rights in Burma, DVB’s David Stout spoke with the organisation’s founder and director Scott Leckie about land[…]

    News Politics

    World Bank grant could ‘exacerbate’ problems in border regions

    Civil society groups have urged the World Bank to exercise caution before pressing ahead with their plans to pump millions into community projects in conflict-torn border regions or risk “exacerbating” local problems

    Business News

    Thai, Burmese bank open remittance service

    Burma’s Asian Green Development Bank and Thailand’s Kasikorn Bank signed an agreement to create a remittance service between the two countries that will begin operations in June

    Business News

    World Bank returns to Burma after 25 years

    Meeting of board of directors concludes that engagement will resume but orders Burma to first repay millions of dollars in debt

    Business News

    EU development chief fuels race to Burma

    Andris Piebalgs voices concern that EU-based companies will act ‘conservatively’ over investing in Burma, to Europe’s detriment

    Business News

    Burmese banks to start SE Asia services

    Four privately-owned banks to open money exchange services in Thailand, Malaysia and Singapore to help flows of remittances

    Business News

    World Bank, IMF to enter Burma: US

    International lenders get the nod from Hillary Clinton to return to Burma after a two-decade absence as reward for reforms

    Business News

    Private banks to reintroduce ATMs

    Scheme underway in three cities, with banking cards also to be permitted for use by Burmese who bank with private enterprises

    Business News

    Asia’s middle class swells, Burma left behind

    Asian Development Bank report paints rosy picture of economic health in Asia, but analysts warn that Burma may well remain at the bottom of the pile

    Business News

    Private banks banned from ‘self-loaning’

    Shake-up in banking regulations as Burmese government warns new owners not to loan money to themselves, while raising the bar on banks’ investments

    Analysis

    The rise of Asia’s ‘bulletocracy’

    All evidence suggests that elections in Burma this year will usher in a new era of ‘bulletocracy’, one that Southeast Asian leaders appear only too keen to welcome

    • Next Page »
    • Talk to DVB

      Newsletter

      job announcement

    • Opinion & Analysis

      • Justice in Burma: Wounds on the wall By VERONICA COLLINS
      • Democratising the public space in Burma By AYE THEIN
      • Reclaiming the narrative on women in Burma By MAGGI QUADRINI
    • Featured StoryMobilizing Young, First-time Voters is an Investment in Myanmar’s Future
    • In Photos

      • gallery

        Ethnic Lisu in China aim to save crossbow culture

      • gallery

        In Pictures: Chin National Day celebrated in Mindat

      • gallery

        In Pictures: Shan National Day draws a crowd to RCSS’s border headquarters

      • gallery

        Dinner for the Spirits

      • gallery

        Inside one of Kachin State’s newest IDP camps

    • Khan lessons on DVB
    • Home
    • Search
    • News
      • Business
      • Environment
      • Health
      • Media
      • Politics
    • Analysis
    • Photos
    • Video
    • Contact
    • Privacy Policy
    • Advertise
    • Visit us on FacebookVisit us on Facebook
    • Follow us on TwitterFollow us on Twitter

    © Copyright 2013 DVB Multimedia Group