The managing director of the ABC convenience store chain Wai Thit Lwin has been a force in Myanmar business since the age of 18. Among her roles are founder of Bella Cosmetics and executive director of TMW Group of Companies, whose portfolio includes hotels and marketing for brands such as Sony and LG. She talks […]
Can a Third-World Nation Handle a ‘Hipster Restaurant Empire’?
March 18, 2015 by
What is a Hawaiian-born Harvard graduate doing cooking Korean Cubano sandwiches out of a food truck in Myanmar? The Burmese government seems to be grappling with this same question. Even after Yangon officials declined to extend his pop-up Port Autonomy’s lease last month, chef Kevin Ching is on a mission to stake his claim in […]
Myanmar ranked 161st freest economy in the world
February 9, 2015 by
With a score of 46.9 in the Heritage Foundation’s “Index of Economic Freedom 2015”, Myanmar needs to improve many areas of its economy to keep up with countries in the region and the world. Myanmar’s score is well below the regional average of 58.8 and the world average of 60.4, ranking it the 161st freest […]
