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. The main focus of this policy is to strengthen relations with countries in south Asia, the Middle East, and Africa. Pitak Indravitayannana the former Deputy Foreign Minister of Thailand's official visit to the South Asian States, including Sri Lanka, Bangladesh and India, Thailand took the initiative to form a new economic cooperation. Consequently, BIST-EC (Bangladesh, India, Sri Lanka and Thailand Economic Cooperation) was formed during a meeting of Ministers in Bangkok in June 1996 with the aim of encouraging and promoting economic cooperation among member countries to bring about regional development. Eventually, Myanmar joined the organization as a full member during a Special Ministerial Meeting held in Bangkok in December 1997, upon which the name of the grouping was changed to BIMST-EC to accommodate Myanmar's presence.
write('Buy from the Economist Intelligence Unit'); OPINION . . Help Thailand homeFactsheet ForecastPolitical forces Political structureEconomic structure Economic dataFrom The Economist Articles by subject Backgrounders Surveys Style guide Internet guide Full contents Subscriptions Books, diaries and more Global Executivewith Whitehead MannCareer guidance, personalised advice, job postings and more. com The Economist Global Agenda Contact us Advertising info Work for us In Thaksin's pocketJan 31st 2002From The Economist print editionWith his latest political merger, Thaksin Shinawatra's power has grown even greater . Three years on, however, governments are still clinging to control Mar 29th 2001more With the Economist Intelligence UnitFactsheetBasic dataForecastThe political and economic outlookEconomic dataTen economic indicators over four years.
Realists say Thailand's economic problems, at this juncture, are deeper than politics. . Crispin Issue cover-dated October 5, 2000 In mid-September, Thailand's government-run National Economic and Social Development Board surprised most analysts by announcing that the economy grew 6. But comparing second-quarter performance with the first quarter's suggests a very different picture. Most private economists believe Thailand's economic fortunes have peaked and that growth will slow in the coming months.
. Lots of facts of figures, presented by the government's perspective Human rights Reports on Brunei Darussalam from Amnesty International Country report 2000 on Brunei Darussalam from U. Department of State Economy Recent economic developments. Staff country report from IMF, 1999 Economy report on Brunei from APEC Country-at-a-glance table from the World Bank (requires Acrobat Reader) Brunei Small and Medium Enterprises Homepage. Economic and legal information for companies considering doing business in Brunei News- papers Borneo Bulletin (the only newspaper in English in Brunei) Other news sources Brunei Direct.

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