Myanmar hosts SME exhibition to boost economy
MizzimaCategory: BusinessDomesticMyanmar kicked off a three-day exhibition for SME products, aiming to develop industries and technologies vital to the country’s future development and enhance...
View ArticleIFC supports Myanmar’s agricultural sector
MizzimaCategory: BusinessDomesticIFC, a member of the World Bank Group, signed an advisory agreement with Myanmar’s Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock and Irrigation (MoALI) on August 25 to support its...
View ArticleHilton announces signing of Hilton Mandalay
MizzimaCategory: BusinessDomesticThe Hilton hotel groups has expanded its footprint in the last royal capital of Myanmar with a third Hilton Hotels & Resorts property.This week the Hilton announced...
View ArticleVietjet launches new route between Yangon and Hanoi
MizzimaCategory: BusinessDomesticPhoto: VietjetVietjet recently launched its newest international route connecting Hanoi (Vietnam) with Yangon (Myanmar). The ceremony was witnessed by Mr. Pham Binh...
View ArticleVietnam’s Viettel to launch 4G network in Myanmar
MizzimaCategory: BusinessDomesticA girl watches the website of CNN at a internet cafe in Yangon, Myanmar. Photo: EPAThe Military-run telecom group, Viettel is expected to offer the world’s first 4G...
View ArticleGrab to invest US$100 million in Myanmar
MizzimaCategory: BusinessDomesticA taxi stops at the traffic light on Pyay road in Yangon, Myanmar. Photo: Nyein Chan Naing/EPAGrab, South-east Asia's biggest ride-hailing app, plans to invest US$100...
View ArticleBumper harvest in India drives down demand for Myanmar pulses
MizzimaCategory: BusinessDomesticInternationalFile photo - Protest over rising food prices in New Delhi, India in 2015. Photo: EPAIndia says a bumper harvest of pulses and beans back home has driven...
View ArticleMyanmar plans to promote bamboo production in cooperation with China
MizzimaCategory: BusinessDomesticA man loads bamboo poles on his shoulder as he walks passed piles of bamboo poles. Photo: Lynn Bo Bo/EPAMyanmar plans to promote the bamboo production industry in the...
View ArticleMyanmar needs Customs Bonding Arrangement to benefit from BIMSTEC
Subir BhaumikCategory: BusinessDomesticPaul Apthorp. Photo: Thura/MizzimaA top logistics expert has said Myanmar must work out customs bonding agreements with neighbouring countries to boost trade and...
View Article‘Tremendous opportunity for growth’ identified in the BIMSTEC region
MizzimaCategory: BusinessDomesticInternationalParami Roundtable discussion on Myanmar and BIMSTEC at Park Royal hotel in Yangon, 1 September, 2017. Photo: Thura/Mizzima Participants at a Yangon...
View ArticleForeign consultants help with ‘cleaner’ mining practices
MizzimaCategory: BusinessDomesticWorkers use heavy earth-excavators at the Hpa Kant jade mining area, Kachin State, northern Myanmar, 25 February 2017. Photo: La Min Tun/EPAEfforts are being made to...
View ArticleMyanmar can become middle-income country by 2030: Prabir De
MizzimaCategory: BusinessDomesticProspects look good for Myanmar - People crossing a busy road in downtown Yangon. Photo: Nyein Chan Naing/EPAMyanmar can become a middle-income country by 2030 and...
View ArticleProximity Designs and Yoma Bank Sign Innovative Funding Agreement
MizzimaCategory: BusinessDomesticProximity Designs and Yoma Bank signed an innovative back-to-back funding agreement for 7.3 billion MMK, according to a statement. Proximity Designs runs their...
View ArticleIndia dispatches First Diesel Consignment to Myanmar
MizzimaCategory: BusinessDomesticInternationalPhoto: PIB-NICSymbolising the growing hydrocarbon engagement between India and Myanmar, the first consignment of 30 MT of High Speed Diesel was sent today...
View ArticleEuromoney Myanmar Global Investment Forum begins in Nay Pyi Taw
MizzimaCategory: BusinessDomesticMaung Maung Win, Deputy Minister, Ministry of Planning and Finance. Photo: Min Min/MizzimaThe Euromoney Myanmar Global Investment Forum started today and will continue...
View ArticleMyanmar-China summit held in Yangon as part of 24th WCEC
MizzimaCategory: BusinessDomesticPhoto: MOI Webportal MyanmarA Myanmar-China business summit was held at the Sule Shangri-La Hotel in Yangon Saturday evening as part of the 14th World Chinese...
View ArticleMyanmar Build & Decor 2017 to Impact Myanmar’s Construction Industry with...
Over 200 Local & Global Companies to Participate in this Leading Exhibition from September 28 to 30Category: BusinessDomesticThe 4th Myanmar Build & Decor, Myanmar's leading exhibition for...
View ArticleBangladesh to buy 100,000 tonnes of white rice from Myanmar
MizzimaCategory: BusinessDomesticMyanmar men carry rice bags on their shoulders as they work at a rice mill at Moulmeingyun town of Ayeyarwaddy region, Myanmar. Photo: Lynn Bo Bo/EPABangladesh is to...
View ArticleFrench companies to discuss energy and hotel business with officials in Shan...
MizzimaCategory: BusinessDomesticChildren from Myanmar's Intha tribe sail on a flat-bottomed boat in the famous Inle Lake situated in north-eastern Shan State. Photo: AFPOn the 28th and 29th of...
View ArticleMyanmar to allow foreign insurance firms
MizzimaCategory: BusinessDomesticYangon skyline. Photo: Hong Sar for MizzimaMyanmar is ready to grant licenses to foreign insurance firms to operate in the country, Anadolu Agency reported on 1 October...
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