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Thandwe in Rakhine to receive international-airport status

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] [caption id="attachment_4628" align="aligncenter" width="840"] Visitors arrive at Yangon International Airport. Shin Moe Myint/The Myanmar Times[/caption]   The government has approved the upgrade of a local airport in Thandwe, Rakhine State to international status, said U Kyaw Aye Thein, Rakhine State Planning and Finance Minister.    The decision was made...

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Myanmar Citizens Bank to increase SME access to finance

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] [caption id="attachment_4601" align="aligncenter" width="840"] Myanmar Citizens Bank is listed on the Yangon Stock Exchange. Photo: The Myanmar Times[/caption]   Yangon-listed Myanmar Citizens Bank (MCB) inked an agreement with the International Finance Corporation (IFC) to increase access to finance for small businesses and individuals.   The IFC will provide advice...

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Special economic zones pull in over $208 mln in investment

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] [caption id="attachment_4585" align="aligncenter" width="677"] Over 110 enterprises, including four domestic businesses, enter the Special Economic Zones in Yangon.PHOTO : NAY LIN[/caption]   MORE than 110 enterprises, including four domestic businesses, invested US$208 billion in the Special Economic Zones (SEZs), under the Special Economic Zone Law, as of...

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