Nick Cumpston, counsellor at the Australian Embassy, said in an exclusive interview that the Australian government would encourage its businesses to seize enormous opportunities in the emerging market, thanks to Myanmar’s potential for faster growth in the near future. According to Cumpston, Australian firms’ interest in Myanmar has been on the rise, driven by the […]
Australia’s business know how could boost Myanmar
December 4, 2015 by
AUSTRALIA’S expertise in agriculture, mining and education is seen playing a key role in Myanmar once Aung San Suu Kyi’s National League Democracy (NLD) takes power next year. MACQUARIE University academic Sean Turnell, an informal advisor to the NLD leadership, says agricultural reform will be a key priority once the government takes power early next […]
Maybank to help Myanmar firms raise regional capital
October 7, 2015 by
Maybank will offer a number of services in Myanmar including project finance and corporate lending, said Pollie Sim, CEO of international business at the Malaysian bank. It will also be willing to help companies raise capital through regional equity or debt markets, she said at the launch of the bank’s Myanmar branch office on October […]
Myanmar growing at breakneck speed
September 1, 2013 by
When Singapore lawyer Chester Toh starting working in Yangon, Myanmar’s commercial centre, 18 months ago, his commute to the centre took 15 minutes; now it’s a 45-minute slog through increasingly clogged streets. Call it the price of progress, or reform to be more exact. Toh, a partner at law firm Rajah & Tann, told The […]
