Pernod Ricard completes purchase of 34% stake in Yoma’s Myanmar whisky JV

French alcohol giant takes stake in Myanmar whisky

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French alcohol giant Pernod Ricard has taken a 34 percent stake in local whisky joint-venture Seagram MM Holdings. According to the article in Dealstreet Asia, the company is a JV that includes Singapore-listed Yoma Strategic Holdings, U Htun Win and

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Kayah State to get US$50 million metal refinery

Metal refinery to open in Kayah State

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A Myanmar and China joint venture has been granted permission to build a USD 50 million metal refinery in Loikaw, the capital of Kayah State. According to an article in the Myanmar Times, the Directorate of Investment and Company Administration (DICA

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The benefits of joint ventures to Myanmar’s insurance sector

Joint-Venture Model Fuels Financial Liberalization

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For Myanmar’s insurance sector joint-ventures (JVs) constitute a powerful mean to liberalize the market. Last April, the Ministry of Planning and Finance (MoPF) granted five foreign insurance providers the provisional right to be registered as a 10

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