Yangon Stock Exchange (YSX) opens to foreign investors
Myanmar authorities have announced they will allow foreign ownership of shares listed on the Yangon Stock Exchange (YSX). According to an article in the Myanmar Times, a notice was issued on July 12 by the Securities and Exchange Commission of Myanma
Joint-Venture Model Fuels Financial Liberalization
For Myanmar’s insurance sector joint-ventures (JVs) constitute a powerful mean to liberalize the market. Last April, the Ministry of Planning and Finance (MoPF) granted five foreign insurance providers the provisional right to be registered as a 10
Hanthawaddy Airport negotiations renewed
Officials from Myanmar and Japan have renewed talks on the Hanthawaddy International Airport planned at Bago, 80 kilometres north of Yangon. According to an article in the Myanmar Times, the officials have met at least four times to discuss the billi
Yangon Region Chief Minister promises international market opportunities
Yangon Region Chief Minister has promised that he will help livestock and agriculture industries find international markets. According to an article in Myanmar Business Today, U Phyo Min Thein was quoted as saying that the livestock and agriculture i
Collected Tax Surge for Fiscal Year 2018-2019
For the first eight month of fiscal year 2018-2019, the government collected over MMK 4 trillion from tax revenues. This is a MMK 100 Billion increase on a year-to-year basis. The revenue collection comes from income and commercial tax. But also taxe
