Investor interest in the agriculture and livestock sector in Kayah State has been on the rise in recent years, Daw May Myo Zaw, secretary of Kayah State Investment Committee, told The Myanmar Times. According to the 2018 Kayah State Investment Opportunities Survey released by the committee, investors had identified the agriculture and product manufacturing for […]
SMEs need more funding, support system to expand further
April 27, 2018 by
Efforts to support small and medium enterprises (SMEs) over the past three years have so far not been sufficient to generate meaningful growth for the economy, experts said. While a higher volume of loans were dished out by state-owned and local banks, only a few SMEs have successfully expanded their operations in the past three […]
Some businesses see positive impact from higher minimum wage
March 15, 2018 by
The Myanmar daily minimum wage has been set at K4,800, which is a rise of 33 percent from the K3,600 workers were drawing previously. The change was announced by the National Committee for the Minimum Wage on Monday. The change comes after months of negotiations between business owners and workers unions. Before the current wage […]
Central Bank allows foreign banks to provide export financing
December 15, 2017 by
Foreign banks will be permitted by the Central Bank of Myanmar (CBM) to provide export financing services. The move, which aims to help local export businesses gain access to working capital, was announced Monday by the CBM and welcomed by the business community. “In the trading sector, the local banks are not able to provide […]
