Meet the who is who of the IPO sectors here in Myanmar at this free seminar organized by KPMG Myanmar. Learn about the listing requirements for new company that want to list on the Yangon Stock Exchange. To see what are the business networking events that were organized by the various chambers of commerce over […]
Yangon Stock Exchange weak on corporate governance rules: observers
While globally an initial public offering usually means throwing the doors to your company wide open and letting investors poke around, industry observers say the Yangon bourse has not gone far enough on provisions for transparency. According to listing criteria published in state media last August, companies that wish to go public on Yangon’s stock […]
Flavoured life for expats in Myanmar
Some foreigners may be fretting about living in Myanmar. Being one of the poorest countries in the world and having just reopened to the world a few years ago, the country was believed to be in a terrible state. Three expats interviewed by Myanmar Eleven, however, think differently. They have a high opinion of the […]
Myanmar health care spending lifts logistics market
Consumer spending on over-the-counter health care products in Myanmar is anticipated to grow from around $140 million in 2013 to $480 million by 2020, providing a huge and growing market for distributors and logistics providers. The medical devices market in Myanmar is anticipated to grow threefold by 2020, and eight out of 10 Myanmar consumers […]
Myanmar growing at breakneck speed
When Singapore lawyer Chester Toh starting working in Yangon, Myanmar’s commercial centre, 18 months ago, his commute to the centre took 15 minutes; now it’s a 45-minute slog through increasingly clogged streets. Call it the price of progress, or reform to be more exact. Toh, a partner at law firm Rajah & Tann, told The […]