Interbank market to launch this year
Questions raised by several international investors attending the 2017 investment forum were about the risk concerning exchange rate fluctuations. The Central Bank of Myanmar already had a plan to control it, ...
New city development project potential bone of contention
The government plans to develop a new city, from the ground up, and turn it into the country’s next premier commercial and business centre, a senior panning official said. The project, ...
London Stock Exchange Working to Secure ‘Biggest IPO in History’ From Saudi Oil Giant
An FCA spokesman declined to comment on an individual company’s listing arrangements but said it aimed to ensure markets functioned well: “Our recent work considers some important questions about the primary ...
YRTA Pushes Back Clunker Trade – In Deadline after Concerns Raised by Bus Owners, Passengers
Owners of Yangon’s ubiquitous ‘BM’ buses have until June 20 to trade them in for import slips Owners of Yangon Bus Service (YBS) busses more than 22 years old now have ...
China – Myanmar Border Economic Cooperation Zone location speculated
By Su Phyo and Thompson Chau | Tuesday, 06 June 2017 Zhou Rong, a senior research fellow at the Chongyang Institute for Financial Studies at Renmin University of China in Bejing, ...
MRF, IRD to discuss withholding tax
By Htin Lynn Aung and Su Phyo Win | Monday, 05 June 2017 The Myanmar Rice Federation (MRF) is going to negotiate with officials from the Internal Revenue Department (IRD) about ...
Investor – friendly environment and human capital essential for Myanmar’s success in the Belt and Road Initiative
Investor-friendly environment and human capital essential for Myanmar’s success in the Belt and Road Initiative By Thompson Chau | Monday, 05 June 2017 Jonathan Woetzel, senior partner of McKinsey & Company ...
Port planned in Dala
A meeting between the first vice president and business leaders on May 20 (Photo-Nilar) Yangon regional government is planning to build a new port in Dala Township, said its chief minister ...
KBank broadens SME support in Myanmar
KASIKORNBANK is stepping up its support of small and medium-sized enterprises in Myanmar where they make up more than 90 per cent of all businesses in the country. KBank, which styles ...
Osaka business group leases Thilawa for SMEs
On May 11, a memorandum of understanding (MoU) was signed between the Myanmar Japan Thilawa Development (MJTD), the Osaka Chamber of Commerce and Industry (OCCI) and the Union of Myanmar Federation ...