Myanmar’s stock exchange to open, but not for business

There won’t be any bell-ringing or celebratory confetti explosions when Myanmar opens its new stock exchange this week. There won’t be any stocks to trade either. As Myanmar adjusts to the dizzying pace of its economic reforms and plays catch-up with Asia’s high-growth frontier markets, its bid to thrust a once military-run backwater into the […]

Visa, local banks plan multicurrency credit card for Myanmar travellers

Consult-Myanmar welcomes you to the 27th SEA Games Myanmar, 11-22 Dec 2013 Visa is working closely with banks in Myanmar on the Visa multicurrency travel prepaid card to make it easier for people to go abroad. The launch of the card will mark a milestone in the country’s financial system, opening the global marketplace to […]