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Crop insurance, land reform and investment are essential to Myanmar’s agricultural sector

August 16, 2017 by Thiha

Q: What is the state of the rice industry in Myanmar? A: The government relaxed its control of the rice industry in 2003. Since FY2012-2013, rice export volume has exceeded one million tons per year. Q: Rice from Myanmar does not meet international standards and fails to sell for good prices in the international market. […]

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Traders wish for negotiations with Chinese for blocked bank accounts

June 20, 2017 by Thiha

Traders want the State to enter into negotiations with the Chinese government over 1,000 bank accounts of Myanmar merchants which are frozen by Chinese banks, merchants said. The Chinese government blocked the bank accounts which are used in transactions in the course of taking actions against illegal importers from Myanmar and Viet Nam. The bank […]

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About 100,000 tonnes of pulses to be sold to India under G to G agreement

November 16, 2016 by Thiha

About 100,000 tonnes of pulses will be sold to India per year under a government-to-government (G to G) agreement, according to the Commerce Ministry. Preparations to sign a bilateral Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) about the export of pulses are being made. The Myanmar Pulses, Beans and Sesame Seed Merchants’ Association will cooperate with the Commerce […]

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Singapore-Myanmar training institute aims to boost youth employability

April 12, 2014 by thiha

YANGON: Young people in Myanmar can soon turn to a new training institute in Yangon to learn skills that will make them more employable. The Singapore-Myanmar Vocational Training Institute will open its doors in the first quarter of next year. It is the first time Myanmar has set up such a facility with a foreign […]