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Loans cleared to jumpstart Myanmar investment

February 2, 2013 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Staff The Associated Press YANGON, Myanmar (AP) — The World Bank on Sunday, Jan. 27 announced a long-awaited deal to allow Myanmar to clear part of its huge decades-old foreign debt, opening the door for new much-needed lending to jump-start its lagging economy.

Filed Under: World News Tagged With: 2011, 2013, ADB, China, Manila-based Asian Development Bank, Myanmar Country Director Annette Dixon, Ne Win, President Barack Obama, Southeast Asian, Thein Sein, United States, Vol 32 No 6 | February 2 - February 8, World Bank, YANGON, japan, poverty

Former U.S. Ambassador Curtis S. Chin says New Year offers opportunity for APIs

February 24, 2012 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Staff Northwest Asian Weekly Despite the downturned economy, opportunities are thriving for Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders (APIs) that want to be involved in business, government, and community and other non-governmental organizations, as the Year of the Dragon unfolds. Indeed, with 2012 being a U.S. presidential election year, greater participation and involvement are more […]

Filed Under: Community News Tagged With: 2010, 2012, ADB, Asian Development Bank Linda Tsao Yang, Barack Obama, Boeing Japan, CEO, China Gary Locke, Chinese American, Curtis Chin, Governor Gary Locke, Micronesia Marge Fong Eu, Nepal Julia Chang Block, Northwest Asian Weekly, Pacific Islander, Pacific Northwest, Vietnam, Vol 31 No 9 | February 25 - March 2

Report: 3 billion more Asians may be affluent by year 2050

May 14, 2011 By Northwest Asian Weekly

MANILA, Philippines (AP) — Some 3 billion Asians could rise to affluent status by 2050 if Asia sustains its present growth momentum and avoids

Filed Under: World News Tagged With: 2010, 2011, ADB, Asian Century, Asian Development Bank, China, GDP, Haruhiko Kuroda, India, Indonesia, MANILA, Malaysia, Middle Income Trap, South Korea, Vietnam, Vol 30 No 20 | May 14 - May 20, poverty

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