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Post-Brexit UK to keep Myanmar’s trade preferences

UK to keep Myanmar trade preferences with or without EU

A post-Brexit United Kingdom will maintain its tariff-free “Everything but Arms” trade preferences with Myanmar. This is so announced despite the UN’s call for sanctions against military-affiliated businesses. Warren Pain, head of t

Parliament weighs raising import license fees

Ministry of Commerce deputy minister U Aung Htoo proposed an increase of import licensing fees to the Union Parliament on August 26, citing a decrease in imported goods. The new licensing structure would raise fees from between MMK 30,000 to MMK 90,0

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, …