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21 Mar 18
A Thai anti-graft agency has started an investigation into a suspected theft of up to 85% of money from a state fund for people living in poverty.
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20 Mar 18
The Indian government sees artificial intelligence as a way to boost the economy - a ‘game changer’. But the change might not be for the good, warns Chatham House’s Urvashi Aneja.
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20 Mar 18
China is to form an international development cooperation agency to enhance planning and coordination of foreign aid, it has been widely reported in a number of media outlets.
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20 Mar 18
The Asian Development Bank has signed a $260m loan agreement with Pakistan to improve its power transmission network.
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15 Mar 18
The South Korean government is set to talk to the International Monetary Fund in an effort to avoid being labelled a ‘currency manipulator’ by the US, the finance minister has said.
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13 Mar 18
Japan’s prime minister Shinzo Abe and finance minister Taro Aso are under pressure over suspected cover-up of a cronyism scandal.
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8 Mar 18
China has set its 2018 economic growth target at “around 6.5%”, it was announced at the opening session of the annual National People’s Congress.
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8 Mar 18
Afghanistan has strongly improved its health outcomes despite continuing insecurity but still has a “long way to go”, the World Bank has said.
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8 Mar 18
Funds from Hong Kong’s sovereign green bonds programme – the world’s largest – might be used for ‘white elephant’ projects, an environmental group has warned.
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7 Mar 18
China is to increase its defence budget by 8.1% in 2018, a budget report submitted to the national legislature has said, taking defence spending to 1.11trn yuan ($175bn).
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6 Mar 18
The Asian Development Bank has approved a total of $44m in financing to improve roads in Timor-Leste.
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28 Feb 18
Southeast Asia should put greater emphasis on economic diversification, regional trade and prepare for technological changes, IMF chief Christine Lagarde has said.
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28 Feb 18
The government of India has set a 15-day deadline for state banks to take preventive measures against operational and technical risks, after a $2bn fraud at one of the country’s biggest state lenders.
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27 Feb 18
Thailand and the World Bank have agreed to work together to promote awareness of the digital economy and adopt digital transformation in both the public and private sectors.
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26 Feb 18
The Asian Development Bank has signed a $84m loan agreement with India to finance water supply improvements and urban services.
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22 Feb 18
The Asian Development Bank has approved a total of $360m in loans to help reform the railway system in Bangladesh.
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22 Feb 18
Japan has donated over 10,000 ballot boxes, worth $7.5m, for Cambodia’s 2018 election.
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20 Feb 18
Indonesia has to create more ‘quality jobs’ to increase productivity and competitiveness for sustained and inclusive growth, an Asian Development Bank study has shown.
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16 Feb 18
South Korea has agreed to pay the $2.64m bill for North Korea’s participation at the Winter Olympics from its unification ministry budget.
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15 Feb 18
The US shows it is not as keen on free-market competition as it might like to appear in its attitude to China's investment in Latin America, writes Gavin O'Toole.
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14 Feb 18
Japan’s economic growth slowed in the last quarter of 2017 to 0.5%, falling from a pace of 2.5% in the previous quarter, according to preliminary figures.
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12 Feb 18
The Asian Development Bank has signed an agreement with Bangladesh’s Eastern Bank for a $20m loan to support the country’s textile and garment sectors, two of the major contributors to its growth.
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12 Feb 18
Pacific countries have been urged to join international trade dispute arbitration systems to improve their prospects for economic growth, a step only three of them have so far taken.
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8 Feb 18
The central bank of Bangladesh is to sue a Philippine bank over its role in the world’s biggest cyber-heist two years ago, a government official has said.
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8 Feb 18
William Haley, a CIPFA member living in Australia, recently won an award for his work at Transport NSW, where he is an associate director. He talks to PF about moving abroad with the CIPFA...
21 Mar 18A Thai anti-graft agency has started an investigation into a suspected theft of up to 85% of money from a state fund for people living in poverty.
20 Mar 18The Indian government sees artificial intelligence as a way to boost the economy - a ‘game changer’. But the change might not be for the good, warns Chatham House’s Urvashi Aneja.
20 Mar 18China is to form an international development cooperation agency to enhance planning and coordination of foreign aid, it has been widely reported in a number of media outlets.
20 Mar 18The Asian Development Bank has signed a $260m loan agreement with Pakistan to improve its power transmission network.
15 Mar 18The South Korean government is set to talk to the International Monetary Fund in an effort to avoid being labelled a ‘currency manipulator’ by the US, the finance minister has said.
13 Mar 18Japan’s prime minister Shinzo Abe and finance minister Taro Aso are under pressure over suspected cover-up of a cronyism scandal.
8 Mar 18Afghanistan has strongly improved its health outcomes despite continuing insecurity but still has a “long way to go”, the World Bank has said.
8 Mar 18Funds from Hong Kong’s sovereign green bonds programme – the world’s largest – might be used for ‘white elephant’ projects, an environmental group has warned.
7 Mar 18China is to increase its defence budget by 8.1% in 2018, a budget report submitted to the national legislature has said, taking defence spending to 1.11trn yuan ($175bn).
6 Mar 18The Asian Development Bank has approved a total of $44m in financing to improve roads in Timor-Leste.
28 Feb 18Southeast Asia should put greater emphasis on economic diversification, regional trade and prepare for technological changes, IMF chief Christine Lagarde has said.
28 Feb 18The government of India has set a 15-day deadline for state banks to take preventive measures against operational and technical risks, after a $2bn fraud at one of the country’s biggest state lenders.
27 Feb 18Thailand and the World Bank have agreed to work together to promote awareness of the digital economy and adopt digital transformation in both the public and private sectors.
26 Feb 18The Asian Development Bank has signed a $84m loan agreement with India to finance water supply improvements and urban services.
22 Feb 18The Asian Development Bank has approved a total of $360m in loans to help reform the railway system in Bangladesh.
22 Feb 18Japan has donated over 10,000 ballot boxes, worth $7.5m, for Cambodia’s 2018 election.
20 Feb 18Indonesia has to create more ‘quality jobs’ to increase productivity and competitiveness for sustained and inclusive growth, an Asian Development Bank study has shown.
16 Feb 18South Korea has agreed to pay the $2.64m bill for North Korea’s participation at the Winter Olympics from its unification ministry budget.
14 Feb 18Japan’s economic growth slowed in the last quarter of 2017 to 0.5%, falling from a pace of 2.5% in the previous quarter, according to preliminary figures.
12 Feb 18The Asian Development Bank has signed an agreement with Bangladesh’s Eastern Bank for a $20m loan to support the country’s textile and garment sectors, two of the major contributors to its growth.
12 Feb 18Pacific countries have been urged to join international trade dispute arbitration systems to improve their prospects for economic growth, a step only three of them have so far taken.
8 Feb 18The central bank of Bangladesh is to sue a Philippine bank over its role in the world’s biggest cyber-heist two years ago, a government official has said.
8 Feb 18William Haley, a CIPFA member living in Australia, recently won an award for his work at Transport NSW, where he is an associate director. He talks to PF about moving abroad with the CIPFA...
