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Thai leasing company buys majority stake in Burmese microlender
Thai leasing company GL is acquiring a 71.9 percent stake in BG Microfinance Myanmar, with plans to expand its lending portfolio from US$1 million to $40 million in 2017.
Central bank governor under fire amid stalled reforms
Kyaw Kyaw Maung, the governor of the Central Bank of Myanmar, was reappointed to the position in 2013 by former president Thein Sein, after previously serving under Burma's former military junta.
World Bank Blundering through Burma
The World Bank is revealing how little it knows—or is willing to admit—about Burma’s agricultural sector, writes Rachel Wagley of US Campaign for Burma.
Chinese NGO aims to tackle poverty in Burma through microloans
A Chinese NGO is set to implement micro-finance programs across Burma in a bid to tackle rural poverty.
DVB Debate: How to break the cycle of poverty
Burma’s economy is now growing in the wake of drastic political reforms but more than a quarter of the population remains under the poverty line. DVB debate discusses how Burma can break this cycle of poverty.
Famine threat looms in Chin state
Bad harvest triggers renewed food shortages in impoverished northwestern state as World Food Programme project comes under fire
