Yangon Electricity Supply Board will Go Public
Myanmar's Yangon Electricity Supply Board (YESB) said that it is planning to transform itself
into a listed company for more effective op- eration.
The YESB will...
Myanmar Tourism Federation to establish privately-owned Tourism Bank Public Company Ltd
The Myanmar Tourism Federation will establish a privately-owned Tourism Bank Public Company Ltd to provide financial support to small and medium enterprises related to...
Myanmar Law and Companies Updates
Nestlé announces plan to invest US$50 million in Myanmar over the next six years
Swiss food conglomerate Nestle SA (Nestlé) has announced that it intends...
Norway’s Telenor to launch 3rd telecoms service in Myanmar
Norway's Telenor CEO Petter Furberg said the company would launch telecommunications ser- vices in Myanmar on Sept. 27, becoming the sec- ond foreign telecoms...
US$ 670m in oil and gas investments approved in August, says DICA
The oil and gas sector comprised US$670 million (about K670 billion), or nearly a third, of foreign investment totaling US$2.443 billion ap- proved in...
Myanmar By-election “Cancelled”
Myanmar's Union Election Com- mission said that it is cancel- ling by-elections that were
scheduled for later this year to fill 35 empty parliamentary seats.
Commission...
Thai PM to make his first foreign official visit to Myanmar
Thailand's coup leader and premier Prayut Chan-O-Cha will visit Myan- mar on his first official overseas trip, an official said Friday, as the junta...
Myanmar to issue 5,000 kyat banknote in new design
The Central Bank of Myanmar will issue 5,000-kyat banknotes with a new design aimed at increasing its security and prevention of forgery, state radio...
Canada paving the way for Economic Prosperity in Myanmar
Canada’s Global Market Action Plan (GMAP) has identified Myanmar as a priority market, because the country offers significant opportunities for Canadian businesses in sectors...
New $480 million solar power project planned for Myanmar
WASHINGTON, Aug 28 (Reuters) - U.S. in- vestors will help finance a $480 million so- lar power project in Myanmar's northeast- ern Mandalay region,...
