MYANMAR’S potential to become a regional investment hub would be realised only if the government manages to address major challenges businesses are facing in the nation, a banking expert has warned. Than Lwin, a senior consultant at KBZ Bank Ltd and former deputy governor of the Central Bank of Myanmar (CBM) stressed the importance of […]
Myanmar urged to fix key issues for industrial revamp
August 1, 2018 by Thiha
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How does mining benefit Myanmar?
May 30, 2017 by thiha
Author: Jan Dharmabandu is a mining engineer and a Chartered Environmentalist attached to Perth based Ensys Consultants. This article originally appeared in the Global New Light of Myanmar on 30th May 2017 as “What is & Why Mining: a Perspective from Myanmar”. Each year about 5 billion tonnes of minerals are mined from the […]
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Bombs aimed at scaring foreign investors away from lucrative areas of country
October 19, 2013 by thiha
YANGON – A series of bomb blasts in Myanmar over the past week was intended to scare away foreign investments in the country, authorities said on Friday. Since Oct 9, there have been at least 10 small explosions or attempted bombings that have killed two people and injured several, including an American woman who sustained […]
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