N’DJAMENA – The economy of Chad is losing some 575.8 billion CFA francs (US$1.2 billion) a year – or 9.5 percent of Gross Domestic Product – to the effects of child undernutrition, according to a new study launched today in the capital. The Cost of Hunger in Africa: the Social and Economic Impact...

A new approach that lets refugees live alongside the local community in Mantapala Settlement is boosting livelihoods for all.

An 11-memeber new central executive committee was voted in at the 5th Karen Youth Organization congress held on June 29 at Lay Wah (Law Khee Lar), Pa-an district in Karen State. The new elected central executive members include Saw Ler Ner as chairman, Saw Eh Soe as vice-chairman, Saw Lar Set Wa...

Central Bank of Myanmar, which has a great market potential in the banking sector, will grant banking licenses to new foreign banks allowing them to provide services in the domestic market. “We are considering allowing more foreign banks. We have plans to start granting license to the most suitab...