Dana Facility launch SME Financing programme

Supply-chain financing platform launched with the support of DFID

A launching event was held this week for an MSME supply-chain financing platform called “Shwe Lan”, which aims at reducing the inequalities between MSMEs and larger players. The project is backed by Swiss-based Seedstars and Thura Swiss, a firm
Impact of Rakhine crisis exceeded expectation

Govt underestimated economic impact of Rakhine crisis: Official

A Myanmar official has admitted that the government underestimated the impact the crisis in Rakhine State has had on the country’s economy. Speaking at an investor forum in Singapore, U Aung Naing Oo, director general of the Directorate of Investme