YUAN Shaobin, executive president of CITIC Myanmar, which is the developer of a proposed Special Economic Zone (SEZ) in Rakhine, disagrees with critics who have accused China of taking an unfairly large stake in the project. He insisted that Kyaukphyu SEZ will spur much-needed developments in the region and that comparing Kyaukphyu’s ownership structure to […]
ICBC to become major BRI financier in Myanmar
October 30, 2017 by
The Industrial and Commercial Bank of China (ICBC) will position itself as the main financial services provider for all projects under China’s ambitious Belt and Road Initiative (BRI), Hong Laing, Chinese ambassador to Myanmar, said at the two-year anniversary ceremony of ICBC Yangon on October 21. The BRI is a huge project backed by the […]
Frustration mounts as Kyaukphyu port negotiations stall
October 17, 2017 by
Kyaukphyu’s Chinese investors have hit back at criticisms over their majority stake in a proposed deep-sea port in Rakhine. They emphasised that it was the Myanmar government who drew up the shareholder structure and that the ball is in Nay Pyi Taw’s court to break the inertia and move the negotiations forward. Kyaukphyu is the […]
