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Arieal view of Thilawa Special Economic Zone. Photo: Myanmar International Terminals Thilawa
Business
22 August 2019
Singapore tops list of investors in SEZs
Thura U Shwe Mann has called for a minimum wage for workers to be set at the earliest opportunity. Photo: Mizzima
Business
27 April 2015
Parliament speaker calls for minimum wage soonest
Speaker of Myanmar's House of Representatives and Union Parliament Thura U Shwe Mann has...
Sembcorp hopes to relieve Myanmar's desperate power shortfall. Photo: Sembcorp
Business
25 April 2015
Singapore firm to run Myanmar’s largest gas-fired...
Sembcorp Utilities, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Sembcorp Industries, ...
Myanmar is a popular frontier destination for foreign investors. Here, over 800 international and local business leaders, policymakers, financiers and economists attend the Myanmar Global Investment Forum at the Myanmar International Convention Centre Two in Nay Pyi Twa, Myanmar on September 16, 2014. Photo: Hein Htet/Mizzima
Business
23 April 2015
Foreign investment in Myanmar sees sharp rise
Myanmar received record foreign direct investment of more than US$8 billion in the 2014-...
A businessman rides his bike past a Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi UFJ branch in Tokyo, Japan, 14 May 2014. Photo: Christopher Jue/EPA
Business
23 April 2015
First foreign bank in decades opens in Myanmar
The first foreign bank to operate in Myanmar for decades officially opened the doors of...
Business
22 April 2015
Optimism over ASEAN prospects as WEF winds up
Chairpersons of the 24th World Economic Forum on East Asia closed the three-day event in...
Myanmar has seen a considerable rise in the country's exports of rice. Photo: Mizzima
Business
22 April 2015
Myanmar’s rice exports up 40 percent
Myanmar's rice exports reached nearly 2 million tons in the fiscal year 2014-15 which...
Business
21 April 2015
Myanmar tin ‘flood’ leads to world market price...
The price of tin has fallen for eight straight sessions on the London Metal Exchange and...
Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen (R), Peter Ter Kulve (C) executive vice president South East Asia and Australasia (SEAA) Unilever, and Vietnam Deputy Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc (L) speak during a panel session of the World Economic Forum (WEF) on East Asia, in Jakarta, Indonesia, April 21, 2015. Photo: Adi Weda/EPA
Business
21 April 2015
Equitable development sought for ASEAN
Leaders within the Association of Southeast Asian Nations need to close the income gap in...
One of the events run by the company - Myanmar Countdown 2013. Photo: Index Creative Village Plc
Business
20 April 2015
Thai events organiser cancels Myanmar projects
Index Creative Village Plc, Thailand’s largest event organiser, has temporarily suspended...
BuildTech Yangon 2014. Photo: BuildTech Yangon
Business
20 April 2015
BuildTech trade show set for Yangon in May
BuildTech Yangon, the definitive trade show for the building and construction development...
Hoang Anh Gia Lai (HAGL) Group from Vietnam have started construction of a US$440 million trade centre, hotel and service office complex in Yangon. Photo: Hong Sar/Mizzima
Business
07 April 2015
Vietnamese companies take a shine to Myanmar
Taking advantage of the now open Myanmar economy, Vietnam has been actively promoting...
Business
07 April 2015
Big Thai construction firm eyes greater Yangon...
Thailand’s second-biggest construction firm, Ch Karnchang Plc, is studying infrastructure...

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