Tenders
This week’s new tenders
Oct 23, 2020
Department of Rural Road Development, Gangaw District to Buy Material Supplies for Road and Bridge C
This week’s new tenders
Oct 16, 2020
Ministry of Construction Invites Open Tenders to Purchase Construction Materials for Building Works
This weeks’ new tenders
Oct 09, 2020
Fisheries Department, Kayin State Invites Tenders for Construction Ministry of Construction Invites
This week’s new tenders
Oct 02, 2020
Department of Bridge Invites Open Tenders to Buy Material Supplies Kayah State General Administratio
Companies & Investments
Hot news regarding investments in Myanmar
Huawei cloud service lands major retailer
Oct 23, 2020
This week Chinese electronics giant Huawei announced that it had added Ga Mon Pyint, a major Myanmar
New Yangon City bidders submit expressions of interest
Oct 23, 2020
The period for companies to enter the “Swiss challenge” for a major contract within the
UK’s CDC Group names new Myanmar rep
Oct 16, 2020
CDC Group, the UK’s development finance institution, has appointed Myo Zin as its new country repr
Commercial Plastics lands major investment
Oct 16, 2020
Plastic bottle recycler Commercial Plastics Company (CPC) will receive a USD 12.6 million investment
Economy
News impacting Myanmar's economic development
Government to update COVID relief plan
Oct 23, 2020
The government has announced a new long-term plan to help the economy recover from COVID-19. The new
Thailand closes crossing impacting trade
Oct 23, 2020
Myanmar passed 40,000 confirmed COVID-19 cases this week. Key industries continue to suffer, and the
Yangon factories re-open
Oct 16, 2020
The Ministry of Health and Sports has announced that it will grant approval to certain factories to
Trade exceeds target despite pandemic
Oct 16, 2020
Despite nearly a year of uncertainty, Myanmar’s trade volume has managed to weather the COVID-
Highlights
In just one sentence
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Myanmar’s satellite takes a big step towards launch
Oct 23, 2020State-media reported that Hokkaido University and Tohoku University in Japan, developers of Myanmar& -
The Ministry of Health and Sports received an unexpected donation from the Ministry of Transport and
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India donates submarine to Myanmar
Oct 23, 2020Indian papers reported last week New Delhi’s announcement of the gift of a used submarine to Myanm -
The European Union and Myanmar hold their 6th Human Rights Dialogue on October 14th, stated a joint
Politics
Most important political updates
UEC says turnout will be high despite pandemic
Oct 23, 2020
The Union Election Commission (UEC) believes the pandemic will not seriously harm voter turnout in t
AA claims it kidnapped 3 NLD politicians
Oct 23, 2020
The Arakan Army (AA) has admitted to the capture of three NLD political candidates. The candidates,
COVID update: Truckers tested, dollar weak
Oct 16, 2020
Myanmar’s pandemic has passed 30,000 confirmed COVID-19 cases, with no signs of slowing. Elect
NLD candidates kidnapped in Rakhine
Oct 16, 2020
An unidentified armed group has kidnapped three Three National League for Democracy candidates in we
Legal Box
Written by our Partner Duane Morris & Selvam
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Foreign bank licensing – third round
Nov 14, 2019On 7th November 2019, the Central Bank of Myanmar (“CBM”), exercising the power conferred under -
Announcement regarding overtime-working hours issued
Oct 10, 2019The Myanmar Investment Commission (“MIC”) issued an announcement in relation to the overtime-wor -
On 20 September 2019, the Ministry of Investment and Foreign Economic Relations issued Notification
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In exercise of the power conferred under Section 71 (b) of Securities Exchange Law 2013, Securities
