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IFC finances Myanmar off-grid solar program

The World Bank, through the International Finance Corporation (IFC), has issued a USD 3.45 million grant to help the government of Myanmar finance an off-grid solar program. The programme is co-funded by the Global Partnership for Results Based Appro

IFC: Myanmar should go solar

Solar can help Myanmar fill its electricity shortage and reduce the cost of power, the International Finance Corporation (IFC) argued in a recent report. The IFC (which is the private sector financing arm of the World Bank Group) claimed that investi

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, …