Yangon aims to become regional trade hub, says Chief Minister
MizzimaCategory: BusinessDomesticLong-term plans to develop Myanmar’s largest city of Yangon into a regional economic and trading hub were high on the agenda at a meeting held recently between Phyo Min...
View ArticleMyanmar’s economy projected to pick up amid downside risks
MizzimaCategory: BusinessDomesticA general view of the Yangon river port. Photo: Ye Aung Thu/AFPDespite important risks, Myanmar’s economy is expected to recover this year, with growth rising from 5.9...
View ArticleTPG announces sale of its stake in Myanmar Distillery Company Group
MizzimaCategory: BusinessDomesticBottles of "Grand Royal Whisky" are pictured on a shelf at a wholesale market in Yangon. Photo: AFPTPG, a global alternative asset firm, announced it has sold its stake...
View ArticleHEINEKEN Myanmar launches new beer
MizzimaCategory: BusinessDomesticHEINEKEN Myanmar has officially introduced a new beer in Myanmar for beer drinkers in search of new tastes and experiences. Tiger Crystal, a light lager, is a new...
View ArticleSingapore’s largest public transport operator to offer limousine service in...
MizzimaCategory: BusinessDomesticPhoto: StridesSingapore's largest public transport operator will team up with Japanese trading house Toyota Tsusho Corp and a Myanmar company to offer a joint limousine...
View ArticleHow EuroCham Myanmar helps Myanmar’s economy
Aung ThuraCategory: BusinessDomesticFilip A. Lauwerysen is the Executive Director at the newly established EuroCham Myanmar (European Chamber of Commerce in Myanmar) since September 2015. Mr Lauwerysen...
View ArticleChina helping Myanmar to develop country’s banking sector
MizzimaCategory: BusinessDomesticLogo of The International Commercial Bank of China (ICBC). Photo: AFPThe Industrial and Commercial Bank of China (ICBC) has been helping Myanmar in development of the...
View ArticlePresident Emeritus of the European Council Herman van Rompuy gives the first...
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View ArticleMyanmar to reap greater rewards in deep-sea port development project
MizzimaCategory: BusinessDomesticNatural gas tanks in Madae Island, Kyaukpyu, Rakhine. Photo: MizzimaMyanmar is set to receive a greater amount of the profit-sharing in a $7.2 billion deep-sea port...
View ArticleIndia wants coastal shipping with Myanmar
Subir BhaumikCategory: BusinessDomesticA cargo ship and port cranes are docked at the Pansodan jetty in Yangon, Myanmar. Photo: Nyein Chan Naing/EPAIndia has pitched for a coastal shipping agreement...
View ArticleDow showcases water purification products for the Myanmar market
MizzimaCategory: BusinessDomesticMohara Water Treatment Plant. Photo: unido.or.jpOne of the exhibitors at the Myanmar Water Show 2017 in Yangon this week is the Dow Chemical company.From lowering waste...
View Article$2.8 billion coal-fired power plant to be built in Kayin State
MizzimaCategory: BusinessDomesticA house lies in the valley of Dawna Range in Kayin State, eastern Myanmar. Photo: Lynn Bo Bo/EPAThai construction company TTCL Pcl said it plans to build a $2.8 billion...
View ArticleNortheast India-Myanmar bilateral economic summit held
Bo BoCategory: BusinessDomesticPhoto: Bo Bo/MizzimaA North East India-Myanmar Economic Summit was held on October 30, at Shwe Pyi Thar Hotel, Mandalay region.The event was attended by U Sai Kyaw Zaw,...
View ArticleMyanmar to develop country’s fishery sector
MizzimaCategory: BusinessDomesticA fish farm worker feeds his stock. Photo: The MirrorMyanmar has plans to open a fishery university in 2018, aimed at developing the country's fishery sector, Xinhua...
View ArticleIMF delegation visits Myanmar for yearly review
MizzimaCategory: BusinessDomesticPeople walking in front of the Sule Pagoda in downtown area of Yangon. Photo: Ye Aung Thu/AFPAn International Monetary Fund delegation will visit Myanmar this week for...
View ArticleStock trading on YSX reaches all-time low in October
MizzimaCategory: BusinessDomesticA man takes a photograph of an electronic board showing the FMI index at Yangon Stock Exchange, Yangon. Photo: MizzimaStock trading of four companies listed on the...
View ArticleTrade value with China in first half of fiscal year totals US$5.5 billion
MizzimaCategory: BusinessDomesticMuse trade route at China-Myanmar border. Photo: MizzimaTrade value with Myanmar’s main partner China in the first half of the current fiscal year totalled US$5.5...
View ArticleMyanmar looks to catalyse river transport as growth driver
MizzimaCategory: BusinessDomesticBoats stop at the Irrawaddy bank in Hton Bo Township, Pyay, Bago division, Myanmar. Photo: Nyein Chan Naing/EPAProposals to encourage investment in Myanmar’s inland...
View ArticleStates must discuss SEZ proposals: Aung Tun Thet
MizzimaCategory: BusinessDomesticDevelopmentNewsDr. Aung Tun Thet. Photo: MizzimaStates within Myanmar have been tasked to decide on Special Economic Zones (SEZ)s , said Aung Tun Thet, while presiding...
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