August saw highest trade volume in the YSX

Yangon Stock Exchange hit highest trade volume to date

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August was the best month to date for the The Yangon Stock Exchange (YSX), with a total of 322,176 shares traded. The total value of those trades was MMK 1.9 billion, according to the YSX monthly report. That number is up from MMK 1.22 billion in tra

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Singapore tops list of foreign direct investors

FDI increases for first time in two years

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Figures revealed by the Myanmar Investment Commission (MIC) show a rise in foreign direct investment (FDI) for the first time in two years. Singapore was revealed as the biggest backer, according to an article in the Myanmar Times. The figures show t

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MIC chair U Thaung Tun to lead new foreign economic relations ministry

New ministry formed to boost investment

Posted on November 28, 2018

Myanmar’s government has announced the formation of a new ministry, aimed at boosting the country’s economy. According to the announcement on November 16, the Ministry of Investment and Foreign Economic Relations will be headed by U Thaung Tun, c

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