WPP has decided to close its Y&R Yangon branch by the end of June 2018, a move which impacts 10 people. In a statement, Chris Foster, regional president, Y&R Asia, explained that the move was part of the network’s regional strategy. He said that as one of the network’s smallest branches, the Yangon office was […]
Yangon office rates highest in SEA
As Myanmar continues to open up Yangon’s office market continues to thrive to the extent where the city is now home to the most expensive office rental rates in Southeast Asia. In its latest market report, Colliers International Myanmar noted that Yangon’s office stock currently stands at 112,000 sqm, with more than 230,000 sqm of […]
MTC opened to woo foreign buyers
The Myanmar Trade Centre has been opened to boost the country’s exports and woo foreign buyers. The MTC, officially launched on Saturday, is located at Yangon office of the Commerce Ministry. MyintSwe, the PM of Yangon Region and other regional government officials, Win Myint, the union minister of commerce and other officials, Win Aung, the […]
Ministry of Information: Invitation to Open Tender for Purchasing Machines and Spare Parts, Closing date: 23rd March, 2014
Subscribe to our tender alert mailing list Ministry of Information News and Periodicals Enterprise Invitation to Open Tender for Purchasing Printing Machines and Spare Parts Opened Tenders are invited by the News and Periodicals Enterprise of the Ministry of Information, for the following machines and vehicles to be purchased in Myanmar currency. (a) 4Hi Tower […]
Baker & McKenzie opens in Myanmar
Baker & McKenzie has become the latest international firm to set foot in Myanmar with the opening of its Yangon office. The Yangon office, initially staffed by five Myanmar-qualified lawyers, will be led by infrastructure and corporate partner Chris Hughes, who has recently relocated to Yangon from the firm’s Sydney office. Bakers first tapped into […]
Japan’s Mori Hamada & Matsumoto to launch in Myanmar
Japanese ’big four’ firm Mori Hamada & Matsumoto is in the process of opening an office in Yangon, the largest city of Myanmar. It is Mori Hamada & Matsumoto’s latest expansion in South East Asia following its 2012 launch in Singapore. The Yangon office will be initially staffed by partner Takeshi Mukawa, who is co-representative […]