Frontier Markets: Myanmar, Explosive GDP Growth

The reason I’m revisiting Myanmar is because recently the State Bank of India (SBIN), together with the Vietnam Bank for Investment and Development, Taiwan’s E SUN Commercial Bank (2884:TT), and South Korea’s Shinhan Bank, were all granted permits to operate in that country. Last year, the first round of permits were granted to ANZ Banking […]

Myanmar can potentially grow at 8%: WB

India may not be the only growth story in the midst of a global economic slowdown. According to the World Bank, Myanmar’s economy has the potential to grow rapidly, up to around 8 per cent per year in real terms over the next 5 years. With the right policy choices, a growing economy can provide […]