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CEO Conference 2018 on the economy held in Yangon

May 21, 2018 by Thiha

The CEO Conference 2018 on the economy was held in Yangon at the Novotel Yangon Max on May 11. The CEO Conference 2018 was a forum of senior Myanmar government officials, eminent persons in their fields, top CEOs and business people. The CEO Conference 2018 was attended by Deputy Minister of Planning and Finance Ministry […]

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Parliament approves to borrow US$80 M from ADB

March 29, 2018 by Thiha

Union Parliament approved to borrow US$80 million from Asian Development Bank (ADB) for towns along Greater Mekong Sub-region development project. Kyaw Tin, Deputy Minister for Construction said the project is to develop towns located along the East-West Economic Corridor in Greater Mekong Sub-region. The ministry chose Hpa-an and Myawady from Kayin State and Mawlamyaing from […]

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YSX Capitalisation Reaches $597m

January 23, 2017 by thiha

Market capitalisation at the Yangon Stock Exchange has reached US$597 million and trading value is US$3.4 billion, higher than in Vietnam and Laos after a year of trading, said Maung Maung Win, deputy minister for planning and finance and chair of the Myanmar Securities Exchange Supervisory Commission. The YSX opened on March 25 last year. There are four listed companies so far on the YSX. Indonesia’s stock exchange was launched in 1977 and it had only one listed company one year after the launch. He said the […]

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Stock Exchange Ready to Trade Online

January 23, 2017 by thiha

Thet Tun Oo, a Yangon Stock Exchange (YSX) manager, says the Securities and Exchange Commission of Myanmar (SECM) is testing online trading. The six securities companies officially licensed by the SECM were ready to start when official permission was given, he added. “The public is calling for the online trading. It’s up to the […]

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Securities Commission Says Foreigners Cannot Buy Shares This Year

August 1, 2016 by thiha

NAYPYIDAW — The Securities and Exchange Commission of Myanmar (SECM) will not allow foreigners to buy shares on the Yangon Stock Exchange (YSX) this year, said Maung Maung Win, deputy minister of the Ministry of National Planning and Finance. Only two companies have listed on the YSX to date—First Myanmar Investment (FMI) and Myanmar Thilawa […]

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Rumors of Foreign Investors Soon Accessing YSX Quashed

June 21, 2016 by thiha

RANGOON — Foreign investors will be unable to buy shares on the Yangon Stock Exchange (YSX) as long as the Myanmar Companies Act is not amended, a senior YSX official said, dispelling rumors that shares trading would open up to foreigners this week. Earlier this week, misleading news apparently spread after Maung Maung Win, chair […]

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Dollar rise increases budget woes

June 8, 2015 by thiha

Myanmar will have to sell treasury bonds again due to the consecutive budget deficits, according to the Ministry of Finance. The government is looking to take loans from home and abroad to solve the deficit. All the regional and state administrations face similar problems as the union government struggles to devolve investment. Maung Maung Win, […]

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