News Myanmar Finance: Japan's Daiwa to launch Myanmar venture capital fund
TOKYO -- Daiwa Securities Group will set up a venture capital fund in Myanmar, in a first for a major Japanese financial institution. The Southeast Asian country's economy is growing at a roughly ...
News Myanmar Finance: U.S. imposes sanctions on Myanmar military commander over Rohingya abuses
The United States announced sanctions on Tuesday against the Myanmar military's Commander-in-Chief Min Aung Hlaing and other leaders it said were responsible for extrajudicial killings of Rohingya Muslims, barring them from entry to the United States. The steps, which also covered Min Aung Hlaing
News Myanmar Finance: Toyota to set up Myanmar plant to assemble Hilux trucks
Toyota Motor Corp said on Thursday it would launch a plant in Myanmar to manufacture Hilux pick-up trucks from 2021 as the Japanese automaker plans to locally assemble vehicles for the emerging nation ...
News Myanmar Finance: What is the future of energy for Myanmar’s rural population?
This is especially the case in rural Myanmar, where only a third of its 64,000 villages receives electricity from the grid. Investments and assistance are trickling in. In 2015, the World Bank ...
News Myanmar Finance: Yoma well placed to tap into Myanmar's potential economic growth, says DBS
SINGAPORE (June 4): DBS Group Research believes Yoma Strategic Holdings is well placed to tap into Myanmar’s potential economic turnaround, with its diversified portfolio in the property, consumer and automotive sectors.DBS is keeping its “buy” recommendation on Yoma with an unchanged target price of
News Myanmar Finance: Myanmar pilot safely lands plane on its nose after landing gear failure
YANGON (Reuters) - A Myanmar pilot safely landed a passenger jet without its front wheels on Sunday, after landing gear on the Myanmar National Airlines plane failed to deploy, the airline and an ...
News Myanmar Finance: Adani deal with Myanmar military-linked company raises human rights alarm
The Adani Group has signed a US$290m commercial deal with a holding company controlled by the Myanmar armed forces, who have been accused by UN investigators of committing genocide and crimes against ...
News Myanmar Finance: Adani to develop container terminal port in Myanmar
Ministry of Planning and Finance, and the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environmental Conservation. The port terminal will be built under the auspices of the Myanmar Port Authority, the Myanmar ...