U Hla Moe, general manager of the planning department for the military conglomerate Myanma Economic Holdings Limited (MEHL), spoke to The Myanmar Times for an exclusive interview on operating as a public company, the outlook for joint ventures with foreign firms and competing on a level playing field in Myanmar’s new economy. The military established Myanmar Economic […]
Myanmar Payment Union to Upgrade ATM Card System
RANGOON — The Myanmar Payment Union (MPU) signed with Vietnamese telecom multinational FPT and the National Payment Corporation of Vietnam (NAPAS) on Sunday to initiate a financial switching system, Zaw Lin Htut, chief executive officer of the MPU, told The Irrawaddy. As MPU’s partners, FPT and NAPAS will—starting this year—help facilitate a system upgrade for ATM […]
Military-Linked UMEHL Transitions Into Public Company
Yangon — The Union of Myanmar Economic Holdings Limited (UMEHL) announced on Thursday that, after being linked to the military for more than two decades, the conglomerate has transitioned into a public company. According to state-run media, shares for UMEHL, which was founded in 1990 with two shareholder groups, will be consolidated into one group. […]
Step-by-step awareness campaign for stock exchange
The backers of the Yangon Stock Exchange are putting together a crash course to introduce it to the public. Dr Maung Maung Thein, chair of the Securities and Exchange Commission of Myanmar, said in the coming months, various stakeholders will be given a look at how the systems behind the exchange work. “We will introduce […]
MAPCO to take a year for listing
Myanmar Agribusiness Public Corporation will not immediately float on the Yangon Stock Exchange when it launches, which is slated for later this year, according to company director U Ye Min Aung. The firm has already signalled its intention to eventually list, and U Ye Min Aung said after the listing criteria emerges the companies wishing […]
Stock exchange location selected
The former headquarters of the Myawaddy Bank will be the location of the Yangon Stock Exchange when it opens next year, according to deputy finance minister U Maung Maung Thein. Renovation work on the Myawaddy building on Sule Pagoda Road near Merchant Street is projected to be completed in June or July 2015, in time […]