While the Japanese foreign minister and State Counselor Daw Aung San Suu Kyi discussed Rakhine’s development in Naypyitaw last week, a Chinese Communist Party provincial secretary met the vice president to discuss increasing investment in agriculture, transport and technology cooperation. It is not the first time China and Japan have been seen directly competing on […]
More Japanese companies to invest in Myanmar: Thilawa Special Economic Zone
April 20, 2018 by
More Japanese companies to invest in Myanmar: Thilawa Special Economic Zone Sawako Utsumi and Lee Jay Walker Modern Tokyo Times Increasing numbers of Japanese companies are investing in the Thilawa Special Economic Zone (SEZ) in Myanmar. Of course, this SEZ is especially important for Japan because it highlights the importance of Myanmar to political elites […]
Why Myanmar’s government needs to do more to maintain economic growth
January 15, 2018 by
Myanmar’s economy is growing. In particular, the manufacturing and retail sectors are booming. However, the government must address significant challenges to maximise Myanmar’s growth potential. The manufacturing industry grew dramatically The government set bold industralisation targets. It wanted to promote manufacturing exports and lessen the country’s reliance on oil and gas. Industry, including manufacturing, contributed […]
Bouygues, Kajima, Taisei win $1.1bn of Work in Myanmar
December 2, 2017 by
While international attention is focussed on the plight of more than 800,000 Rohingya Muslims forced from their homes in Myanmar’s Northern Rakhine state and sheltering in refugee camps in Bangladesh, the increase in foreign investment into Myanmar continues, leading to a rush to build modern office complexes in Yangon, the country’s commercial capital. Today it […]
Osaka business group to help lure firms to Japan-backed economic zone in Myanmar
May 18, 2017 by
The Osaka Chamber of Commerce and Industry has agreed to help attract small and medium-size companies to the Japanese-backed Thilawa Special Economic Zone near Yangon by establishing small rental factory spaces, the zone’s operator has announced. The OCCI, which is comprised of businesses around Osaka, and the Union of Myanmar Federation of Chambers of Commerce […]
Yangon waterworks get patch-up from Mitsubishi, Manila Water
April 3, 2017 by
Japanese trading house Mitsubishi Corp. and Philippine utility Manila Water have reduced lost water revenue by about three-fourths here, according to a report they released Friday, through upgrading plumbing and meterage in a trial waste-reduction program. After signing an agreement in 2014 with the Yangon City Development Committee, the companies launched a trial project to […]
Mitsubishi to sell brand new cars in installment
November 22, 2016 by
Mitsubishi will offer one to five year installment plan for Mandalay residents to purchase its 2016 brand new cars through a link with Yoma Bank, said Ko Soe Htut Aung, marketing executive from Mitsubishi Motors Cars Myanmar Limited. Mitsubishi Car showroom was opened in Mandalay in the second week of November to introduce its brand […]
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