Daw Tin May Oo

Transparency, Ongoing Disclosure Crucial for Stakeholder and Investor Confidence

June 24, 2017 by thiha

Transparency and disclosure practices are crucial for businesses seeking to build trust with stakeholders, attract investors and ensure accurate media reporting, experts in a corporate governance forum have said. The International Finance Corporation (IFC), a member of the World Bank Group, and the Securities and Exchange Commission of Myanmar (SECM) organised a forum at the Yangon […]

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This Is the World’s Tiniest Stock Exchange

February 27, 2017 by Thiha

Not many people, inside or outside the country formerly known as Burma. Now a year old, the Yangon Stock Exchange is home to just four companies. None of them has raised new capital, and trading is dominated by small investors, many of whom buy stock for less than 20,000 kyat, or $15. On a recent […]

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YSX debates bank disclosure ahead of MCB listing

August 10, 2016 by thiha

As Myanmar Citizens Bank prepares to become the first lender listed on Yangon’s stock exchange, bourse officials are still debating just what level of financial disclosure listing banks should have to provide. Any company intending to launch shares on the YSX has to meet disclosure requirements more onerous than any others demanded under domestic Myanmar regulation. In […]

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Few firms ready for March IPO, says SEC

January 22, 2016 by Thiha

Only two or three companies will be ready to list on the Yangon Stock Exchange by March, when trading is expected to start, according to an official at the Myanmar Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). Six companies have been approved to list on Yangon’s new stock exchange, and officials had originally hoped those firms would […]

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Tax to be levied on stock exchange investments

September 2, 2015 by Thiha

This will be the case initially, even though other countries such as Vietnam are untying their investors from tax, said Dr Maung Maung Thein, chair of the Securities and Exchange Commission Myanmar (SECM) and deputy finance minister, on August 29. However, he provided no information about the value of tax that investors will be charged, […]

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