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Daiwa and Tokyo Stock Exchange to Take Share in New Myanmar Stock

Daiwa and Tokyo Stock Exchange to Take Share in New Myanmar Stock

  • Daiwa and Tokyo Stock Exchange to Take Share in New Myanmar Stock
  • Myanmar faces Possibility of Renewed Sanctions
  • Thailand’s Unithai and Myanmar’s Chin Corp Group Establish Joint Venture
  • Asiawide Refreshments Corp to Produce Royal Crown Cola in Myanmar
  • Myanmar and Malaysian Airlines Enter Into Code Sharing Agreement
  • Telecom Licences issued to Telenor and Ooredoo
  • US Ex-Im Bank opens to Myanmar
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IMF Announce Myanmar On Track To Achieve Growth

IMF Announce Myanmar On Track To Achieve Growth

  • IMF Announce Myanmar On Track To Achieve Growth Of 7.5%
  • New SEZ Law Introduced
  • Semen Indonesia Persero Tbk To Establish Operations In Myanmar
  • Myanmar Co-Operative And Korea Exchange Bank To Offer Trade Payment Remittance Services
  • World Bank Pledges US$2Bn In Development Aid For Myanmar
  • Tax Rates Due To Be Amended Following Increase In Revenues
  • Myanmar Businesses To Be Encouraged To Implement CSR Policies
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Draft of revised Myanmar Companies Act to be published

Draft of revised Myanmar Companies Act to be published

  • Draft of revised Myanmar Companies Act to be published
  • FMI completes issue of US$25.6 Million in new shares
  • Myanmar and Malaysia establish joint commission for economic, scientific and technical cooperation
  • Winners of offshore blocks to be announced
  • Production of Pepsi to recomemce following Lotte investment
  • Record number of visitors expected in 2014
  • Inaugural aviation conference scheduled to take place in Yangon
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Scomi Energy Services bhd to establish Myanmar operations

Scomi Energy Services bhd to establish Myanmar operations

  • Scomi Energy Services to Supply and Equip Petronas Carigali
  • Gold-petrol Joint Operating Company Drills New Well in Chauk Oil Field
  • Panasonic to Sell Solar Lanterns in Myanmar through Local Dealers
  • Advanced Info Service to Launch Mobile Data Service in Myanmar
  • Daiwa Securities Will Invest in Yangon Stock Exchange Joint Venture
  • Hawkley Oil & Gas Announces Plans to Expand Asian Pacific Business
  • Myanmar Announces First Caustic Soda and Polyvinyl Chloride Plant
  • Myanmar to Host 2014 ASEAN in Nay Pyi Taw, Yangon, Mandalay and Bagan
  • Myanmar JVs Created for Refining Lead & Copper in Shan and Chin States
  • Gunkul Engineering Announces New Power Plants in Thailand and Myanmar
  • KDDI and Sumitomo May Partner with Myanmar Post and Telecommunications
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US State Department issues statement marking Myanmars 65th Independence Day

US State Department issues statement marking Myanmars 65th Independence Day

  • Use of “Myanmar” instead of “Burma” a “Diplomatic Courtesy”
  • Accor Builds Two Hotels in Yangon, Third Hotel Planned
  • Youth Force Group Announces Plan to Build Cement Production Facility
  • Myanmar Ministry of Rail Transportation to Redevelop Yangon Station
  • Myanmar Government to Build Two New Waste-Fired Power Plants
  • IFC to Help Myanmar Government to Amend Foreign Investment Law
  • Tokyo News Agency Proposes Plan to Modernise Myanmar Postal System
  • Myanmar and European Union to Sign Investment Protection Agreement
  • Myanmar Inviting Proposals for Electricity Production Projects
  • JFE and Ministry of Construction Begin to Build Steel Plant in Yangon
  • Myanmar to be a Member of Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency (MIGA)
  • APB Alliance Brewery Company Acquries Permit to Operate in Myanmar
  • Myanmar Granted 118 Permits for Foreign Investment in 2013
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Asian Green Development Bank Prepares to List on Yangon Stock Exchange

Asian Green Development Bank Prepares to List on Yangon Stock Exchange

  • Asian Green Development Bank Prepares to List on Yangon Stock Exchange
  • Operators of Myanmar-China Pipelines to Release Impact Assessments
  • Myanmar Plans to Establish Technology and Innovation Support Centers
  • Highway Holdings Announces Start of Operations in Myanmar Facility
  • Implementation of Myanmar Transport Master Plan Will Begin in 2014
  • Myanmar President Meets with Chair of EITI
  • Myanmar Real Estate Experts Warn Against Zoning Regulations
  • Myanmar and Japanese Leaders Mark Sixty Years of Diplomatic Relations
  • Myanmar Expects USD25 Billion Trade Volume for Year Ended March 2014
  • Coca-Cola Announces Plans for New Production Facilities in Myanmar
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South East Asian Games Begin in Naypyidaw

South East Asian Games Begin in Naypyidaw

  • South East Asian Games Begin in Naypyidaw
  • Establishment of Myanmar Intellectual Property Association Announced
  • Foreign Banks in Myanmar May Offer Limited Financial Services in 2014
  • Digicel Asian Holdings to Supply Mobile Phone Masts in Myanmar
  • Myanmar’s Draft Electricity Law Published
  • Tamu Border Reports USD17 Million of Trade during April and November
  • Myanmar Plans to Increase Rice Exports Substantially
  • Switzerland to Provide Myanmar with USD2 Million over Three Years
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BBC Allowed to Open a News Bureau in Myanmar

BBC Allowed to Open a News Bureau in Myanmar

  • Three International News Agencies Permitted to Report from Myanmar
  • UMFCCI Hosts Myanmar-Mongolia Business Forum and Networking Workshop
  • DBS Group Holdings Opens Representative Office in Yangon
  • Telenor Expects Operating Licence before 2014
  • EIB Will Lend €30-100 Million Per Year to Myanmar SMEs
  • Myanmar Plans New Implementation Rules for Foreign Investment Law
  • Oil and Gas Companies Bid for Myanmar Offshore Licences
  • Ministry of Health May Allow Foreign Hospitals to Operate in Myanmar
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DICA warn of Delays in Registering of Foreign Companies

DICA warn of Delays in Registering of Foreign Companies

  • Fast-Track System Allows Registration of Foreign Companies in 3 Days
  • Workforce Statistics on Wages, Child Labour to Be Collected in 2014
  • Mega Lifesciences Will Develop 10 Acre Warehouse Facility
  • PT Tambng Batubara Bukit Asam Announces New Power Plants in Myanmar
  • Shares for Thilawa SEZ Development Company Will Be Available for Sale
  • Visa to Launch Multicurrency Travel Prepaid Card in Myanmar
  • New Intellectual Property Law to Be Introduced in Myanmar
  • Prudential Financial Wins Licence to Establish Representative Office
  • Young Investment Group and Holloman Corp. Establish Joint Venture
  • Centurion Minerals and Crown Minerals Look for Gold in Mandalay
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Myanmar reports half-year trade deficit of US 443 million

Myanmar reports half-year trade deficit of US 443 million

  • Myanmar Reports Trade Deficit in First Half of Current Fiscal Year
  • MPT Invites Tenders to Provide Broadband Wireless Services in Myanmar
  • Yangon City Electricity Supply Board Increases Prices
  • World Bank: Myanmar Achieves GDP of 6.5% in 2012-2013
  • 11th INDONESIAN ZEI-2013 Trade Fair Held in Kamayut
  • Truck Assembly Plant Under Construction on Magway-Taungdwingyi Road
  • Andreas List to Become New E.U. Ambassador to Myanmar
  • Chasson, Zaya and Hyundai Rotem Awarded Waste to Energy Contracts
  • Masahiro Ushiyama: Banks Need Code of Conduct Before YSE Launches
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Ministry of Electric Power and Thailands Green Earth Co to Construct Solar Energy Plant by 2015

Ministry of Electric Power and Thailands Green Earth Co to Construct Solar Energy Plant by 2015

  • Ministry of Electric Power and Green Earth Agree on Solar Energy Plant
  • Kyaukse Industrial Zone Glass-Import Facility Nearly Complete
  • Shwe Taung Wins Tender to Develope Open Air Market Area in Yangon
  • Myanmar-China Natural Gas Pipeline Operating at Full Capacity
  • Construction Begun for Sedona Hotel’s New 29-Storey Tower in Yangon
  • Golden Myanmar Airlines Will Expand Routes in November
  • Trade Between Myanmar and India Increased Greatly in 2013
  • CB Bank Launches Myanmar’s First Electric Payment System
  • U Khin Maung Han: International Mining Standards Must Be Adopted
  • Myanmar Minister of Electric Power Proposes Acceptance of ADB Loan
  • Scholarship Announced for Myanmar Students to Study in Australia
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