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Foreign insurers have pumped USD 127 million into Myanmar

A new rule allowing foreign insurers to operate in Myanmar has resulted in over USD 127 million in foreign direct investment (FDI), according to a report by the Myanmar Investment Commission (MIC). The Ministry of Planning, Finance and Industry began

Myanmar to open up Yangon stock exchange to foreign investments

Yangon Stock Exchange will open to foreigners amid general corporate reform

Next month, foreigners will be able to make trades on the Yangon Stock Exchange as Myanmar continues to refine its corporate infrastructure and open its markets to direct foreign investment. In July of last year, the Securities and Exchange Commissio

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, …