Contract farming will begin on 60,000 acres in Ayeywady Region, and 30,000 acres each in Bago, Yangon and Mandalay totaling about 150,000 acres during the upcoming rainy season, said Ye Min Aung, general secretary of the Myanmar Rice Federation (MRF). Rice millers, rice merchants and rice companies can put forward contract farming planS to the […]
Myanmar, Netherlands Plant Seeds of Accord
April 20, 2017 by
Myanmar and the Netherlands have planted the seeds of cooperation to develop the local agricultural sector, especially the development of high yielding crop seeds. A ceremony to mark the program was held in Nay Pyi Taw on Tuesday, which sees the Netherlands sharing its vast research and development in seed technology with Myanmar, whose economy […]
Fiscal Year 2017-18: a New Dawn for Economic Policies
March 29, 2017 by
The new fiscal year will start on April 1, which also marks the start of new laws and economic policies for Myanmar. The new Myanmar Investment Law, which was recently passed, will come into effect on April 1 and its implementation and enactment will spell changes for the country’s businesses and investors. A developing […]
KBZ Gateway Announces 200 Bank Branches Connected Via Satellite
March 8, 2017 by
KBZ Bank has hooked up 200 of its branches to satellite technology to speed up transactions and help the company with its e-commerce push. Its subsidiary KBZ Gateway has installed Very Small Aperture Terminal (VSAT) technology, which enables communication via satellite, at its branches across the nation. KBZ, the country’s largest lender, recently reaffirmed […]
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