Led by Singapore- based venture capital fund Cocoon Capital and the participation from two unnamed angel investors, Kargo, a logistics startup based in Myanmar said that it has raised US$800,000 in a pre-Series A funding round. Cocoon Capital’s US$20 million fund raised last year that targets seed stage tech startups in South Asia has much […]
Alibaba buys Rocket Internet’s Daraz to expand its e-commerce empire into South Asia
May 11, 2018 by
Alibaba has expanded its e-commerce empire into South Asia after the Chinese internet giant acquired Daraz in an undisclosed deal. Daraz was founded in 2012 by Rocket Internet and today it operates in Pakistan as well as Bangladesh, Myanmar, Sri Lanka and Nepal. Rocket said in a statement that Alibaba has acquired the entire Daraz […]
China And Japan’s ‘New Great Game’ Intensifies In Myanmar
February 2, 2018 by
Throughout Asia the frontiers of investment are being pushed ever onward, gobbling up former backwaters in the hunt for cheap labor, natural resources, infrastructure deals, and the massive profits that can be made in the margins of a country transitioning from “emerging market” to “plain old market.” As the developed, investor countries of the world […]
Bumpy Ride for Tourism Seen in 2018
January 2, 2018 by
The tourism industry this year went beyond expectations despite the sudden outbreak of violence in the northern Rakhine State that gave the country a negative image, but the sector is expected to face a more challenging environment next year. Tourist arrivals in the first 11 months this year was 20 per cent higher compared with the […]
ADB Appoints New Country Director for Myanmar
December 22, 2017 by
The FINANCIAL — The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has appointed Newin Sinsiri as its new Country Director for Myanmar. Mr. Sinsiri will lead ADB operations in Myanmar and supervise the effective implementation of ADB’s Country Partnership Strategy, which aims to help the country achieve sustainable and inclusive economic growth and job creation for poverty reduction […]
Myanmar Goes Ringside at China-India Bout
December 4, 2017 by
‘China will go all out to help Myanmar in time of crisis. India will also help Myanmar, but it does not go all out,” was the light-hearted comment made by a seasoned Asean diplomat based in Yangon recently. He was referring to the behaviour of Myanmar’s two powerful neighbours these past months, which is providing […]
ATM Growth Slows in China, India, Picks up in New Markets
November 18, 2017 by
The number of ATMs worldwide reached a record 3.3 million in 2016, however, the rate of expansion slowed to 3 percent, down from 5 percent in 2015, according to the RBR report, Global ATM Market and Forecasts to 2022. The decline has largely resulted from rationalization in western Europe and markets such as Brazil and […]
China-India rivalry warms up in South Asia
October 11, 2017 by
For all the bilateral co-operation and warmth within the BRICS and other institutions, the intense China versus India rivalry remains as competitive as ever in South Asia. Being the stronger and more developed country, China generally takes the initiative in the race for regional supremacy and sets the pace. Its latest move, an offer for […]
Proposed port and highway to align Ayeyarwady with Belt and Road
September 25, 2017 by
Ayeyarwady may follow Kyaukphyu and Dawei to be the next region in Myanmar to embrace a deep-sea port together with other infrastructure projects, with a feasibility of the scheme currently under progress. U Ye Lin from Myanmar Construction and Development Public Co said that a feasibility study is being carried out jointly with South Korea-based […]
