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New law aims to reduce imports

The Myanmar parliament has passed legislation designed to limit foreign imports, boost domestic manufacturing and strengthen the Myanmar kyat. The new law calls for the formation of a new Committee for Preventing an Increased Quantity of Imports (und

DICA reduces registration fees for new companies

New companies registration fees reduced

New companies will now pay less to register in Myanmar. The Directorate of Investment and Company Administration (DICA) announced that registration fees will drop from MMK 250,000 to MMK 100,000 beginning October 1, which is the start of the 2019-202

Terminals, ports, logistics, liner operations disrupted
February 26, 2021
German containerline Hapag Lloyd has announced a decision to temporarily suspend cargo bookings into Myanmar …
Facebook, Instagram ban military and related pages with immediate effect
February 26, 2021
In a February 24th update to its February 11th statement, Facebook through its Director of …
Luxury Japanese real-estate complex called out for funding military
February 26, 2021
Despite distancing itself from other major Western states imposing sanctions on military-linked individuals and entities, …