Japan grants major infrastructure loans
One week after China signed a batch of new trade deals with Myanmar, Japan announced that it will provide Myanmar USD 1.1 billion in loans to fund four major infrastructure projects. The agreement, signed by Japanese ambassador to Myanmar Ichiro Maru
KBZ Bank sues Yangon port for USD 220 million
KBZ Bank has filed suit against the owner of Myanmar Industrial Port over what could be the largest loan default in Myanmar history. KBZ is suing tycoon U Ko Ko Htoo and his company for unpaid debt totaling more than USD 220 million, reported Frontie
Thailand expands Myanmar finance ties in major bank investment
A major Thai bank may soon be a 35 percent stakeholder in Myanmar’s Ayeyarwaddy Farmers Development Bank in the deepening financial relationship between the two countries. The Kasikorn Bank, or KBank, Thailand’s fourth largest financial i
Four ways Myanmar can boost online shopping
Even the United Nations says Myanmar is dismal for online shopping. The country ranked 126th in the The United Nations Conference on Trade and Development’s (UNCTAD) “Business-to-Consumer (B2C) E-commerce Index.” measuring an economy’s pr
Western Union latest to cut ties to Military
Money transfer giant Western Union announced that it is cutting ties with the military-owned Myawaddy Bank, becoming the latest foreign company to heed the United Nations’s advice and sever business ties with the Myanmar Army (Tatmadaw). In an
