Singaporean and Norwegian firms latest to invest in Myanmar banking
Singaporean sovereign wealth firm GIC Pte and Norwegian firm Norfund AS will invest in Yoma Bank, becoming the latest to take advantage of new finance rules that allow foreign firms to buy stakes in Myanmar financial institutions. GIC will buy 20 perYSH to increase stake in Digital Money Myanmar (Wave Money)
Singapore Stock Exchange-listed Yoma Strategic Holdings (YSH) has agreed to buy an additional 10% in Digital Money Myanmar (Wave Money) from Yangon-listed First Myanmar Investment (FMI) for USD 6 million. Wave Money is the largest mobile payment serv
Proximity Finance signs loan agreement with Yoma Bank
Yangon-based Proximity Finance has signed a USD 3.28 million back-to-back funding agreement with Yoma Bank to support micro-lending for smallholder farmers, according to an article in Dealstreet Asia. “This back-to-back structure of funding will al
IFC takes 5 percent stake in Yoma Bank
The International Finance Corporation (IFC) has become the first international investor in a Myanmar bank. The IFC now takes a five percent stake of Yoma Bank, a conversion of a previously agreed USD 5 million loan. The investment arm of the World Ba
Kargo and Yoma Bank agree on unsecured loan
Local online logistics firm Kargo has signed an SME loan agreement with Yoma Bank worth USD 130,000 (MMK 200 million). A press release said that the loan is aimed at resolving cash flow issues among small and medium enterprises (SMEs). The business m
