Belt and Road Forum

Myanmar and China may have no choice but to scale back and move their troubled dam project

May 7, 2019 by Thiha

In late April, Myanmar State Counsellor Aung San Suu Kyi visited Beijing to take part in the Second Belt and Road Forum for International Cooperation. There China and Myanmar signed three bilateral cooperation agreements, discussed the extensive promotion of their relations and conducted constructive consultations on Myanmar’s peace process and stability in the border areas. […]

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China helps Myanmar in development of monetary services: Banker

October 31, 2017 by thiha

YANGON — The Industrial and Commercial Bank of China (ICBC) has been helping Myanmar in development of the country’s banking and monetary services by nurturing skilled banking personnel, He Biqing, general manager of ICBC’s Yangon branch, has said. Speaking here at the opening of the “Belt and Road, Golden Myanmar” Financial Services Summit, he said […]

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Belt and Road is not the only game in town

July 6, 2017 by thiha

Belt and Road is not the only game in town for Myanmar. Without doubt, the scheme is important and relevant; nonetheless, it is just part of the opportunities Myanmar has access to. The government, businesses and other stakeholders should act decisively to seize the opportunities, within and beyond the Belt and Road. In the past, […]