TOKYO, Nov 11 (Reuters) – Japanese beverage group Kirin Holdings Co said it was halting payments from its beer ventures in Myanmar to local partner Myanmar Economic Holdings Public Company (MEHL), an entity linked to the country’s military. The United Nations has identified the owners of MEHL as members of the Myanmar military, which has […]
Grab, Myanma Insurance partner to provide insurance coverage
July 1, 2019 by
Grab has partnered with state-owned Myanma Insurance to launch a group Personal Accident Insurance (PAI) scheme which covers its drivers and passengers in the case of an accident during a GrabTaxi, GrabThoneBane or GrabBike ride. It is the first ride hailing company to procure a group PAI policy in Myanmar, covering four-wheel, three-wheel and two-wheel […]
Progress for local entrepreneurs, but challenges still exist
February 20, 2019 by
Trust and relationship building between investors and entrepreneurs is really important to grow a start up or a business. Daw Thiri Thant Mon, Myanmar representative for the UK’s development finance institution CDC Group said entrepreneurs should see investors as a partner. “Try to ensure win-win situations, good partnerships will help not just finance, access to […]
Tilleke appoints former Kelvin Chia partner as head of Cambodia
February 16, 2018 by
Tilleke & Gibbins has hired Jay Cohen as the director of its Cambodia practice from Singapore’s Kelvin Chia Partnership (KCP). Cohen takes over from John E. King, who retired at the end of last year after 15 years as a Tilleke partner. Cohen, who has spent a decade working in Cambodia, Myanmar, and Singapore, specialises […]
Local Entrepreneurs Take Part in Myanmar’s ‘Largest Ever’ StartUp Competition
June 1, 2017 by
More than 23 teams from a pool of 100 local entrepreneurs have participated in the country’s largest ever startup competition StartUp Challenge 2017, organised by Yangon-based innovation lab Phandeeyar. Over the 9-day competition teams had to learn the “lean-startup” methodology of creating a tech business in one of four categories – Fintech (financial technology), AgTech […]
How microfinance can help Myanmar meet its major funding needs
May 12, 2017 by
Myanmar’s economy has logged one of the fastest growth rates in the world since it opened up in 2011, but its development of channels for financing such growth has not kept pace. The stock market, which began trading in March 2016, has just four listings, and overall market capitalization is equivalent to less than 1% […]
Siemens, MMH join hands for port operations
May 12, 2017 by
Siemens, a global powerhouse focusing on the areas of electrification, automation and digitalisation, plans to expand its business in Myanmar by providing Myanmar’s ports with technology and solutions in cooperation with a local counterpart, Myanmar Mahar Htun Co (MMH), according to Christian Beckers, head of business development at Siemens Myanmar and Cambodia. Beckers said in […]
With Myanmar launch, Uber treads softly instead of barging in
May 12, 2017 by
Uber today announced its entry into Myanmar, launching its UberX service in Yangon. The ride-hailing giant has been testing its app for the past couple of weeks in Myanmar’s largest city, and now it’s ready to go with “a few hundred drivers,” according to the company. However, there’s one key difference to how Uber is […]
DKSH to drive Herballines’ sales in Myanmar
May 12, 2017 by
DKSH, the leading Market Expansion Services provider with a focus on Asia, has started a partnership with Paradise Products Company Limited, a leading personal care manufacturer from Myanmar, to drive market share of its Herballines brand in its domestic market. Yangon, April 28, 2017 – DKSH Business Unit Consumer Goods, Asia’s leading Market Expansion Services […]
Bus Ticketing In Myanmar Goes Digital, Thanks To This Brother-Sister Team
May 5, 2017 by
Myanmar has undergone significant transformations since allowing foreign telecoms to set up shop in the country in 2014. The costs of SIM cards dropped, mobile phone ownership skyrocketed and a startup ecosystem emerged in Yangon and other major cities. But not every industry has been quick to evolve — the travel industry, for one. Although […]
