Myanmar
Vai alla Scheda Paese »A good character is more valuable than gold.
— Burmese proverb
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Slow revival for industrial land
Thailand remains a prime destination for foreign investors thanks to its central geographical location in Southeast Asia and good connectivity to Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar and Malaysia, says property consultant Knight Frank Thailand.
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India, Thailand, Myanmar to be connected by a 1400-km road
The road will help in transportation of goods and further development of SMEs in North East India
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U.S. eases some Myanmar sanctions to push reforms but keeps most economic curbs in place
The United States eased some sanctions on Myanmar on Tuesday to support ongoing political reforms, but maintained most of its economic restrictions in an effort to punish those Washington sees as hampering the country’s newly elected government. U.S. officials said they were easing sanctions to encourage the “historic” progress in ...
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Minister settles worker import plan with Myanmar
Thai and Myanmar labour ministers have agreed to proceed with a labour cooperation plan to import migrant workers through a government-to-government agreement, says a senior ministry official.
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Thai Lion Air flagged over false promotion
Executives at Thai Lion Air (TLA) will be called to explain why the airline sold tickets for flights to Myanmar, even though it had yet to receive approval to fly to the country, according to the Transport Ministry.
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Le foto del giorno
Dall’incendio in un campo profughi per rohingya, in Birmania, alle proteste in Francia contro la riforma della legge sul lavoro: ventiquattr’ore in immagini. Leggi
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Three Pagodas Pass upgrade sought
The head of the Immigration Bureau will propose that the government upgrade the Three Pagodas Pass in Kanchanaburi from a temporary border crossing to a permanent one to facilitate rapidly growing tourism and trade with Myanmar.
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Myanmar FDI hits record high in 2015
YANGON — Foreign direct investment (FDI) in Myanmar during the fiscal year that ended in March totalled $9.4 billion for 217 projects, official data showed on Monday.
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Vijay Mallya’s financial mess casts shadow over Mohun Bagan and East Bengal
While concerns were raised over the funding of UB Group’s sporting teams in the world of cricket and Formula 1 racing, the football clubs remained mostly out of the discussions.
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Mega seeks home, Myanmar growth
SET-listed Mega Lifesciences Plc, the pharmaceutical and herbal medicine manufacturer, will allocate 820 million baht to expand its business in Thailand and Myanmar this year in search of long-term sustainable growth.
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China seeks ‘new chapter’ in first visit with Myanmar’s Suu Kyi
China and Myanmar pledged to open a “new chapter” in their sometimes strained relationship, raising the prospect that stalled Chinese investment projects in the Southeastern Asian country could be allowed to resume. Aung San Suu Kyi, head of Myanmar’s ruling National League for Democracy and newly installed foreign minister, and ...
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The Burma road
Ripe for investment SPEND a day in Yangon, shuttling among new high-rises and bars before retreating to your boutique hotel, and you can almost believe that after decades of isolation, Myanmar is squarely on the road to prosperity. Spend more than a few days, however, and the cracks start showing: intermittent ...
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Myanmar rushes through masses of investments
The Myanmar Investment Commission (MIC) has approved an unusually large number of projects in its final meeting before the new government takes office, including luxury resorts, office towers, port developments, factories and roads.
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Rubber and seed opened to foreign investors in Myanmar
The Myanmar Investment Commission (MIC) has chipped away at the list of enterprises in which foreign investors must form joint ventures with a local company – opening up the areas of seed and rubber production.
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Apre l'indice di borsa YSX
MYANMAR - Yangon 29/03/2016. La nuova borsa del Myanmar ha aperto i battenti la scorsa settimana. Leggi tutto...
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Military-linked firm wins last-minute Myanmar mobile licence
YANGON — Myanmar's outgoing government has granted a fourth telecom licence to a joint venture owned by a Vietnamese operator and a local consortium that includes the military, state media reported on Saturday.
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Japan-backed Myanmar stock exchange opens trading
Myanmar’s first stock exchange, which was set up with Japanese support, officially started trading Friday, more than three months after its official opening, though only one listed company was available for transactions. On the Yangon Stock Exchange (YSX), First Myanmar Investment (FMI) hit a closing value of 31,000 kyats (around ...
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Stock trading comes to Myanmar with first company share listing
After a delay of more than 20 years, Myanmar’s stock exchange opened for its first day of business, with the trading of a single company.
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Myanmar investors swot up for new bourse
YANGON - Inside the graceful halls of Myanmar's first modern bourse business leaders crowd into a crash course on sharetrading, as the former junta-run country takes another leap towards economic revitalisation.
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Gold smuggling thrives across Myanmar's borders
YANGON — The thriving illegal business in gold across Myanmar’s porous borders is likely to continue unchecked until the government legalises trade of the raw material, traders and industry sources said.
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Japanese trading firms seen boosting their presence in Myanmar
Major Japanese trading houses are expanding their operations in Myanmar ahead of the incoming government lead by Aung San Suu Kyi at the end of this month. Mitsui & Co. and Marubeni Corp. both have launched projects to produce agricultural fertilizers locally, while Mitsubishi Corp., Itochu Corp. and Sumitomo Corp. ...