A social venture in Myanmar is boosting farm outputs with customized technologies and giving loans for seasonal migration to raise incomes in one of the world’s poorest countries. Proximity Designs, which was set up in 2004 in the country’s commercial hub Yangon, focuses on farming, on which more than two-thirds of the population relies to […]
Vietnamese ride-hailing FastGo launched in Myanmar
January 11, 2019 by
FastGo Vietnam on December 28 launched its service in Myanmar, becoming the first Vietnamese firm in the ride-hailing sector to expand its operations to foreign markets. FastGo plans to introduce its services in big cities in Myanmar in 2019, with 2 million users and 100,000 drivers. In addition, it would continue to invest and call […]
Changes in petroleum law could give Myanmar a boost in oil and gas investments
January 9, 2019 by
Changes in a petroleum law in Myanmar could help the Southeast Asian country attract investment in to the oil and gas sector, while reducing the growing strain on depleting domestic oil and gas reserves, according to a report by Fitch Solutions Macro Research. With Myanmar among the few under-explored upstream markets in Asia and interest […]
Myanmar to manufacture electric buses
December 14, 2018 by
“We need to use alternative fuels, as the fossil fuels we are burning today will be exhausted soon”, said Union Minister for Industry U Khin Maung Cho at the signing of an agreement to manufacture electric buses and erect charging stations in Myanmar. At the signing ceremony, held at the Research and Development Bureau in […]
Myanmar eyes e-commerce for jobs, trade and economic growth
November 9, 2018 by
Government officials, donors and partners have met to consider the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD)’s appraisal of how e-commerce can boost Myanmar’s economy and the next steps forward. The power of e-commerce to create jobs and increase trade in Myanmar was in the spotlight on 30 October, as government officials, development partners, […]
China to hold 70% stake in Myanmar’s planned strategic seaport
October 16, 2018 by
Myanmar will hold a 30 percent stake in its strategic deep-water seaport project led by cash-rich China, giving Beijing a 70 percent interest, under their final agreement reached during recent talks between the two countries, according to a visiting senior Myanmar official. That is an improvement for the emerging Southeast Asian economy from the initially […]
Beijing’s involvement in Myanmar peace does not amount to interference
October 3, 2018 by
United States Institute of Peace, a well-known US think-tank, released a report titled “China’s Role in Myanmar’s Internal Conflicts” on September 14 claiming that “China has set aside its stated adherence to the principle of non-interference to become more proactively and assertively involved in Myanmar’s peace process.” The report cast doubts on Beijing’s role and […]
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