Yangon Stock Exchange will open to foreigners amid general corporate reform
Next month, foreigners will be able to make trades on the Yangon Stock Exchange as Myanmar continues to refine its corporate infrastructure and open its markets to direct foreign investment. In July of last year, the Securities and Exchange Commissio
Myanmar quarantines 22 as coronavirus hits economy
The Ministry of Health and Sports has quarantined 22 people who have been in contact with a South Korean woman who tested positive for the COVID-19 coronavirus. The woman was diagnosed with the disease in South Korea after having travelled to Malaysi
Myanmar may land on FATF watchlist
Myanmar may end the week on an international finance watchlist. Two sources close to the Financial Action Task Force (FATF), a France-based financial monitoring agency, told Reuters that it may place Myanmar on its international “grey list̶
Govt. weighs total Chinese tourism ban
The Ministry of Hotels and Tourism (MOHT) is considering a blanket ban on all visitors from China to prevent the spread of COVID-19, the novel coronavirus that has infected more than 73,000 people worldwide. If enacted, the ban would cap a series of
Government to introduce corporate governance guidelines
The Myanmar government will soon introduce new guidelines for corporate governance. Speaking to state media, U Aung Naing Oo, Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Investment and Foreign Economic Relations, said the new regulations would be publish
