May 16, 2013

The Untold Story of Afghan Progress ^Reply

by John Enos • Afghanistan News • Tags: Afghanistan, Central Asia, education, health, Infrastructure, telecom

Afghanistan is making progress through gains in education, security, health, and infrastructure

Reposted from The Wall Street Journal
By Saad Mohseni

The conventional wisdom about Afghanistan runs something like this: The country is a lost cause. Almost nothing has changed. The people remain backward and thankless, and there is little benefit for the international community to stay engaged in the country’s future.

This is far from the truth. Despite many years of conflict, Afghanistan has exhibited dramatic signs of economic, social and cultural revival. The country has undergone such extraordinary change since 9/11 that a return to the dark period of the Taliban is unfathomable. More…

March 13, 2013

US tech firm to provide training in Myanmar ^Reply

by Brian C. McMahon • Myanmar (Burma) News • Tags: Cisco, education, Myanmar, technology, USAID

Reposted from Mizzima News

US communications giant Cisco has announced that it will collaborate with the US Agency for International Development (USAID) to establish two networking academies to train Myanmar people for work in the IT industry.

“Cisco has a long track record of supporting the development of emerging economies through education, and the Cisco Networking Academy program will equip students in Burma [Myanmar] with industry relevant skills for the 21st century workforce, as they transform their country and their communities,” said Sandy Walsh, regional director of Cisco’s Social Innovation Group, in a statement. More…

January 21, 2013

Haiti – Reconstruction : Japan financed 4 new projects ^Reply

by John Conway Boyd • Haiti News • Tags: construction, education, food sector, Haiti, Japan, reconstruction

Reposted from Haitilibre

Wednesday, Kenji Kuratomi, the Japanese Ambassador in Haiti, as part of the program “Assistance in the form of donations to the Micro-Local Projects contributing to the Human Security” APL of the Japanese Government, has signed 4 contracts with of Haitian organizations in the sector of education, health and food security. More…

December 18, 2012

Haiti – Economy : Laurent Lamothe invite Vietnamese companies to invest in Haiti ^Reply

by christelbouvron • Haiti News • Tags: agriculture sector, education, Energy, foreign investment, Haiti, Vietnam

Haiti seeks investment from Vietnam in agriculture, education, and energy

Reposted from Haiti Libre

Sunday, the Prime Minister, Laurent Lamothe, arrived in Vietnam, at the head of a delegation composed among others of Ministers Marie Carmelle Jean Marie (Economics and Finance), Thomas Jacques (Agriculture), the Director of the Office of Program of Development Assistance (BMPAD) in order to discuss of relations of cooperation between the two states.

Welcomed at Hanoi by the Ambassador of Vietnam in Haiti, based in Cuba, Mr. Vu Chi Cong, the Chief of the Haitian Government whose travel in this Asian country is a first in the history of relations between the two countries, will have talks in particular with the President of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam HE Trương Tấn Sang, and his counterpart Nguyễn Tấn Dũng. It will be mainly to establish between the two states, of new partnerships in the fields of agriculture, education, energy, trade and industry.

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December 4, 2012

Haiti – Technology : Solar Energy at the service of Rural Communities ^Reply

by christelbouvron • Haiti News • Tags: education, Haiti, poor and rural communities, solar energy

Solar energy will be used to provide electricity in Haiti’s rural communities

Reposted from Haiti Libre

“NRG Energy, Inc.”, announced the completion of its “The Sun Lights the Way” project in the Boucan Carré region, in Haiti. The program entailed the installation of solar electric systems at 20 schools, a fish farm and a drip irrigation system supporting agricultural production throughout Haiti’s Central Plateau region, through collaboration with the Solar Electric Light Fund (SELF), a nonprofit organization.

These installations complete NRG’s “The Sun Lights the Way: Brightening Boucan Carré” project, funded by the company’s $1 million commitment made through the Clinton Global Initiative (CGI) and an additional $500,000 pledge from the Clinton Bush Haiti Fund.

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November 21, 2012

Healthy growth for Cambodia’s economy ^Reply

by RizwanHabib • Cambodia News • Tags: agriculture sector, ASEAN, Banking, banking sector, Cambodia, credit, education, GDP growth, Infrastructure, loans, milled-rice, OECD, Phnom Penh, Rintaro Tamaki, technology, transportation

Farming is one of the key components to Cambodia’s growth

Reposted from The Phnom Penh Post
By Rupert Winchester

A NEW report from the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) says GDP growth in Cambodia over the next five years is likely to hit 6.9 per cent, the highest of any ASEAN country apart from Laos. More…

November 18, 2012

Manufacturing a future for Myanmar’s people ^Reply

by RizwanHabib • Myanmar (Burma) News • Tags: economy, education, FDI projects, foreign investment law, foreign investors, Investment Opportunity, job creation, low wages, manufacturing, manufacturing industry, Minerals, Myanmar, Myanmar Investment Commission, natural resources, oil and gas, political and economic transformation, South East Asia, tax rates, timber, World Trade Organization

Foreign investors can play a pivotal role in transforming Myanmar’s low-skilled workforce into a skilled workforce

Reposted from Asia Times
By George Gorman

Myanmar’s rapprochement with the West presents a rare opportunity to untangle a web of unfeasible sanctions, rein in the business oligarchy and harness the progressive elements within Myanmar’s economy to help alleviate the poverty suffered by millions of Myanmar citizens. More…

October 30, 2012

ADB studies show way forward in Myanmar ^Reply

by RizwanHabib • Myanmar (Burma) News • Tags: Asian Development Bank, Bank Information Center, education, energy resources, energy sector, FDI projects, Global markets, Investments, Myanmar, Myanmar Investment Commission, natural gas, Southeast Asia, transport sector

ADB to formulate an investment program and provide funding targets

Reposted from The Myanmar Times
By Aye Thidar Kyaw

The Asian Development Bank has revealed more details about its future engagement with Myanmar announcing it will assist to develop 11 sectors within the country, including energy, transportation, urban development, telecommunications, health, education and agriculture. More…

September 12, 2012

Myanmar govt allows opening of 20 private schools ^Reply

by RizwanHabib • Myanmar (Burma) News • Tags: democracy, education, Ministry of Education, Myanmar, school system, state operated education, Yangon

Ministry of Education gives green light

Reposted from ZEENEWS

Yangon: The Myanmar government has approved opening of 20 private schools following the enactment of the Private School Law since last year-end, Xinhua reported. More…

April 2, 2012

16 Ways to Fix Burma: On the eve of the country’s historic elections, 16 experts give us their prescriptions for the future. ^Reply

by Leopard Capital • Myanmar (Burma) News • Tags: Aung San Suu Kyi, civil war, drug problem, education, entrepreneurs, entrepreneurship, export industry, foreign investment, freedom of press, Myanmar, National League for Democracy, NLD, President Thein Sein

Pro-democracy leader, Aung San Suu Kyi

Reposted from Foreign Policy

On April 1, citizens of Burma will head to the polls to vote in a parliamentary by-election. Normally, this isn’t the sort of thing that would attract a lot of headlines, since only a small number of seats in the National Assembly are actually at stake.

But these are no ordinary elections. President Thein Sein has actively invited the participation of the National League of Democracy, Burma’s main opposition party — the first time the NLD has participated in an election since the national vote in 1990 that it won in a landslide. (Burma’s military dictatorship subsequently annulled the result.) Given her immense popularity, NLD leader and Nobel Peace Prize laureate Aung San Suu Kyi is almost certain to win a seat. More…

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