With more people moving to Yangon and other key destinations for better opportunities, the World Bank has warned of the challenges related to urbanisation in Myanmar at the launch of its latest report this week. Judy Baker, lead economist for social, urban, rural and resilient global practice at the World Bank, said Myanmar must urgently […]
Myanmar Strategic reports narrowed loss in first half after EXERA buy
January 7, 2019 by
Myanmar Strategic Holdings Ltd on Thursday said its loss narrowed in the first half of its current financial year following the acquisition of EXERA. The stock was untraded on Thursday at USD10.00 a share. The investment company said its loss narrowed in the six months to September 30 to USD897,968 from USD1.1 million reported for […]
Credit bureau to be up and running within next 12 months
December 17, 2018 by
Myanmar will start collecting and providing credit data after a new credit bureau opens in the next 9-12 months, after which banks will be in a better position to offer loans to a larger volume of businesses, said U Zaw Lin Aung, chair of Myanmar Credit Bureau Ltd. Myanmar Credit Bureau yesterday signed an agreement […]
Economic outlook negative: UMFCCI
August 29, 2018 by
Myanmar’ economy is in worse shape this year compared to 2017 and 2016, according to the Business Sentiment Survey for the second quarter of 2018 conducted by the Union of Myanmar Federation of Chambers of Commerce and Industry (UMFCCI) . The results of survey were released during 2nd B4B Insights Forum organised by UMFCCI on […]
Telecom Sector Draws Foreign Investment
January 8, 2018 by
YANGON — The Telecommunications sector has become the top destination for foreign investment under the National League for Democracy (NLD) government, according to the Directorate of Investment and Company Administration (DICA). “Under the previous governments, most of the foreign investments went to the energy and electricity sectors. But foreign investment in the telecommunications sector has […]
Tender for Reconstruction of Flood-Affected Schools. Closing Date 9 Aug 2017
July 3, 2017 by
Subscribe to our tender alert mailing list The Government of Japan and the Government of the Republic of the Union of Myanmar signed the Exchange of Notes dated February 17th, 2016, concerning the Japanese grant assistance for the Project for the Reconstruction of Flood-Affected Schools. Japan International Cooperation System (JICS) is acting as the procurement […]
Myanmar’s first electronic bill payment solution launched
June 11, 2015 by
2C2P a leading Southeast Asian (SEA) payment services provider, and Myanmar Payment Union (MPU), the national payment network of the Republic of the Union of Myanmar, have launched Myanmar’s first electronic bill payment solution, easyBills according to a media release on 9 June. 2C2P and MPU are providing a non-cash payment option for prepaid phone […]
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