As Myanmar concludes voting for its general election, Ascent Capital Partners Pte Ltd (Ascent Capital) takes a look at the road ahead for the country’s economy and how investors will support its continued development and growth. As a long-term private equity investor in Myanmar, Ascent Capital strongly believes in the long-term potential of the country. […]
Myanmar’s Economic Outlook and How Private Equity and Venture Capital Can Make A Difference
From icon to politician – As Myanmar changes, so does Suu Kyi
When Myanmar’s Aung San Suu Kyi spoke warmly on a recent radio show about a critical meeting that followed her landslide election victory, she was referring to talks with the very man who had detained her for 15 years. Listeners might have been surprised by the Nobel peace laureate’s gentle tone towards Than Shwe, former […]
Myanmar Investment Commission poised to become independent
The Myanmar Investment Commission will be transformed to function as an independent body after amalgamating the country’s two investment laws, the commission’s secretary U Aung Naing Oo told Mizzima on October 23. The Myanmar Investment Commission or MIC is a government-appointed body set up under the Ministry of National Planning and Economic Development in April […]
Planning for the Future American law firm opens in Yangon
An American law firm which recently opened an office in Yangon says it is poised to announce investment deals between some of its US clients with leading Myanmar companies. The deals were foreshadowed by Mr Eric Rose, lead director of New York-based Herzfeld Rubin Meyer & Rose (HRMR), which says it is the first licensed […]