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Stock trading on YSX sluggish

The volume of shares traded on the Yangon Stock Exchange (YSX) in October has sunk to its lowest value at MMK 673.5 million with 85,630 shares exchanged, YSX’s monthly report indicated. The government has been trying to boost participation in the Y

New stock exchange gains official approval

This week, Myanmar’s second stock exchange, which we already reported about, has been officially approved, with a planned launch before the end of the year. The new exchange will be a pre-listing board for companies that do not qualify for the

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, …