Japanese see value in Shan, Mon agriculture sector
Japanese interest in the agriculture sector of Shan and Mon States is rising. In particular, investors see the opportunity to provide the machinery and equipment farmers need for harvesting their crops ...
Central Bank allows foreign banks to provide export financing
Foreign banks will be permitted by the Central Bank of Myanmar (CBM) to provide export financing services. The move, which aims to help local export businesses gain access to working capital, ...
2018 Union Tax Law Calls for Private Sector Involvement
The Yangon Regional Government is planning to hold a meeting with business leaders this month to discuss the 2018 Union Tax law in order to make the tax law more productive, ...
Final Report to be Submitted of State Owned Factories Inspection
Final Report to be Submitted of State Owned Factories Inspection By the end of December, inspection teams will submit a final report for inspections that covered 28 state-owned factories whose operations ...
Brexit navigates UK towards ASEAN markets
The Myanmar Times 13 Nov 2017 Jusuf Kalla (right), Indonesia’s Vice President, is speaking at the ASEAN@50 Business Forum along with Boris Johnson MP (left), Foreign Secretary. Photo: UKABC Jusuf Kalla ...
Government seeks funds to repay loan for 3 grounded MNA aircraft
Htoo Thant 10 Nov 2017 Australian Air Force personnel unload humanitarian relief supplies for flood victims in Myanmar in 2015. Photo – EPA Australian Air Force personnel unload humanitarian relief supplies ...
Foreign Companies Eye to Invest in Myanmar’s Farming
Author: Oak Kyaw Hein | 08 Nov 2017 A farm that uses a tractor to grow rice near U Bein bridge in Mandalay Foreign companies have been eying Myanmar’s agriculture sector ...
Joint Venture Launching To Produce Flat Steel Products
Author: Myanmar Business Today | 08 Nov 2017 Tokyo — JFE Steel Corporation, Meranti Steel, JFE Shoji Trade Corporation, Marubeni-Itochu Steel, and Hanwa Co, announced today their agreement to form a ...
Japan Supports Myanmar Education
Author: Kyaw Min | 08 Nov 2017 The Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) provided a $1.5 billion grant to help improve Myanmar’s education system in early October, according to U Myo ...
Myanmar Ready To Meet International Gold Standards
Author: Oak Kyaw Hein | 08 Nov 2017 In an effort to modernize the gold trade, the Myanmar Gold Entrepreneurs Association (MGEA) will submit a proposal three ministries to change Myanmar’s ...