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CBM takes steps towards smoother financial management

This week the Central Bank of Myanmar (CBM) made 2 important announcements aiming to improve everyday’s life of banking citizens. First it said that it had “upgraded its payment and settlement system to facilitate transactions between fin

Myanmar legalizes foreign remittances

Independent cash remittance services can now receive official licenses to transfer money between Myanmar and other countries. The Central Bank of Myanmar will issue the licenses mainly to overseas employment agencies. Myanmar people have been able to

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, …