Tag: Myanmar

Lagarde Visits Cambodia, Korea, Myanmar

Press Release   Ms. Christine Lagarde, Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), will visit Phnom Penh, Cambodia, on December 2-3, and Seoul, Korea, on December 4-5, followed by Nay Pyi Taw and Yangon, Myanmar, on December 6-7. She will meet with heads of state and senior officials, as […]

World Bank earmarks $245 million for Myanmar, outlines work plan

The World Bank on Thursday earmarked $245 million in credit and grant funding for Myanmar under an 18-month work plan, the first lending to the southeast Asian nation in 25 years and another sign the country is opening up after years of military rule. The interim country strategy, endorsed by […]