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The Philippine stock index on Wednesday dropped 45.50 points, or 0.61 percent, to close at 7,367.66. The majority of sectors were red, with Services being the biggest loser down by 1.92 percent, followed by Properties down by 1.04 percent, and Industrials by 0.24 percent. Miners and Holding Firms were the only gainers, up by 0.43 […]
The “results-oriented” government Chief Executive John Lee Ka-chiu has vowed to run seems to be having a few hiccups. Six key performance indicators (KPIs) could not be ticked off the list in time for Lee’s third policy address last week. While the six tasks span various departments and Lee explained that the delays were due […]
The Sector Wide Impact Assessment (SWIA) on Limestone, Gold and Tin Mining in Myanmar was the fourth and final full-scale SWIA undertaken by MCRB, with guidance from the Danish Institute for Human Rights (DIHR). A SWIA is a forward-looking assessment that aims to contribute to preventing and minimising the sector’s negative impacts […]
The Shan Plateau near Kalaw. Photo: David Stanley Since the majority of people in Myanmar are employed in agriculture, MCRB initially planned to conduct a Sector Wide Impact Assessment (SWIA) on agriculture as one of four SWIAs, the others being Oil and Gas (2014), Tourism (2015), and ICT (2015). In 2014, MCRB and the […]
The Sector Wide Impact Assessment (SWIA) on Tourism in Myanmar was the second SWIA undertaken by MCRB, with guidance from the Danish Institute for Human Rights (DIHR). A SWIA is a forward-looking assessment that aims to contribute to preventing and minimising the sector’s negative impacts as well as strengthening and improving the sector’s positive […]