Turmoil puts Indian conglomerate Adani Group’s port project in question
The Adani Group, an Indian multinational conglomerate company headquartered in Ahmedabad, Gujarat State, is currently building a container terminal along Yangon river. But the political turmoil has put the company between a rock and a hard place, rep
Unrest affects trade
As the political situation hangs in uncertainty, so does the flow of goods. The Ministry of Commerce released data on external trade from start of current fiscal year (October 1st, 2020) until January 22nd, 2021 and both import and exports have plummTrade at main land border with China disrupted
Trade in Muse, location of the main border trade with China (and of Myanmar), remained unaltered during the first days of the coup on February 1st before coming to almost a stand still later in the week. In an interview with Eleven Media, Min Naing S
Vaccines arrive
With the arrival of 1.5 million coronavirus vaccine doses from India, January 22 may have marked the beginning of the end of Myanmar’s COVID-19 pandemic. Speaking to reporters, Indian ambassador Saurabh Kumar called the free doses a “gift
Ahead of Biden takeover, China affirms support in ethnic conflict
One week before the U.S. presidential inauguration, Chinese foreign minister Wang Yi reaffirmed Beijing’s support for Myanmar in its handling of ethnic conflicts. In a meeting with President U Win Myint and State Counsellor Daw Aung San Suu Kyi
