Condominium units in Yangon. The number of property deals has declined sharply since 2014. Photo: Aungmyin Yezaw Repercussions from the slump in the local real estate market have reverberated across the value chain, affecting not just property developers and speculators but businesses involved in facilitating sales...
Read MoreASEAN Secretary General Le Luong Minh awaits the start of the 12th Asia Europe Foreign Ministers Meeting in Luxembourg in 2015. Photo - EPA Outgoing ASEAN Secretary General Le Luong Minh said for the first time on Tuesday that a legally binding code of conduct is necessary...
Read MoreThe World Bank’s Environmental and Social Framework draft guidance notes for borrowers is now open for public comment until December 15. Photo - Supplied The World Bank’s Environmental and Social Framework draft guidance notes for borrowers is now open for public comment until December 15. The Environmental and Social...
Read MoreThe Hong Kong Secretary for Commerce and Economic Development, Edward Yau, signs the agreements with the Philippines Secretary of Trade and Industry, Ramon Lope. Photo: Supplied THE Myanmar Times analysed commitments and arrangements related to Myanmar in the ASEAN-HK Free Trade Agreement and the ASEAN-HK Investment Agreement....
Read MorePeople ride bicycles next to shipping containers at the Ahlone international terminal port in Yangon. Photo: EPA THIS year’s annual international logistics conference will shed light on e-commerce in Asia as well as China’s Belt and Road Initiative, with speakers from Kerry group, Hutchison Port Holdings,...
Read MoreAn ANA aircraft lands at an airport. The airline is pulling out of a JV in Myanmar. Photo - Supplied Japan’s ANA Holdings Inc has dropped a plan to form a joint venture in Myanmar, the airline said on November 6, after its application for an...
Read MoreThe Muse 105 trade zone is one of Myanmar’s busiest border towns. Now, plans are in motion for a new airport to be constructed at the town to promote tourism. Aungmyin Yezaw/The Myanmar Times The Department of Civil Aviation (DCA) is hoping to confirm the location...
Read MoreInfrastructure and construction projects in downtown Yangon. A change in the government’s fiscal year is expected to facilitate budgeting in the sector. The Myanmar Times A new budget period starting from October 1 to September 30 will commence in the 2018-19 fiscal year. The Myanmar governments...
Read MoreThe checkpoint at the Muse 105 Trading Zone in Shan State. At the Kan Pike Tee border gate in Kachin State, traders are asking for international status and better facilities. The Myanmar Times The government should take steps to raise investor interest in Kachin State. These...
Read MoreThe jetty at Thilawa SEZ, Yangon. Construction of such zones, while beneficial for investors, can be detrimental to communities and the environment. The Myanmar Times Existing legislation and governance structures covering the development and operation of Special Economic Zones (SEZs) in Myanmar and Cambodia have been...
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