MYEIK—Yoma Strategic Holdings and First Myanmar Investment Company (FMI) will be investing Ks 105 billion in Kawtthaung Hill Development Project which includes international standard Museum, Hotel and Villas, according to the sources. The project will be implemented on 1199 Mountain situated in Kawtthaung Township, Kawtthaung District, Taninthari Region. The officials explained about the Environmental Impact […]
Yoma’s stock price surge triggers SGX query
April 6, 2022 by
The Singapore Exchange Regulation (SGX RegCo) has issued a query to Yoma Strategic Holdings after the company’s shares spiked from its previous close of16.7 cents. Yoma Strategic was also the second-most traded counter on the SGX-ST as at 3.54pm, with 58.5 million shares changed hands. A total of 11.5 million shares in Yoma Strategic changed […]
Yoma reports 17.7% lower Q1 revenue but says profitability improved
February 14, 2022 by
MAINBOARD-LISTED Yoma Strategic Holdings Yoma Strategic : Z59 +6.08%, in a business update on Monday (Feb 14), reported group revenue of US$24.4 million for the Q1 ended Dec 31, 2021, down 17.7 per cent from its US$20.8 million in Q1 FY2020. The group, however, said its core operating Ebitda (earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and […]
Myanmar conglomerate to offer loans online using Alibaba tech
August 31, 2020 by
YANGON — Yoma Group plans to use credit analysis technology to help it vet loan offers to consumers and small businesses, with support from Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba Group Holdings, as the Myanmar conglomerate looks to tap a market of over 40 million unbanked residents. The plan is currently in the preliminary discussion stage between […]
Yoma Strategic to buy controlling stake in e-payment firm Wave Money
June 29, 2020 by
Yoma Strategic on Wednesday (June 24) said it would acquire a controlling stake in Wave Money, one of Myanmar’s leading mobile payment companies, for US$76.5 million. Under the deal, Norwegian Telenor Group will sell its existing 51 percent stakes to Yoma MFS Holdings (Wave Holdco), a company established with $25 million capital from Singapore-listed Yoma […]
Yoma and Mastercard partner to enhance e-commerce
June 22, 2020 by
Yoma Bank and Mastercard, on June 18, signed an MoU that will enable the bank to substantially expand its digital offerings and accelerate the advancement of Myanmar’s digital economy. The E-commerce industry, still at the nascent stage, is booming amid the pandemic as users turned to online shops and delivery services while staying at home […]
Yoma Strategic sinks into the red with US$15.9m H2 2020 net loss
May 18, 2020 by
MYANMAR-FOCUSED Yoma Strategic Holdings has sunk into the red with a net loss of US$15.9 million for the six months ended March 31, 2020, compared with a net profit of US$20.6 million a year ago. This comes amid an increase in interest expenses and administrative expenses, partially offset by a lower share of losses of […]
Yoma Car Share Opens New Rental Hubs
February 28, 2020 by
Self-drive car rental service Yoma Car Share recently opened a new rental hub in front of Terminal 2 at Yangon International Airport and another in front of the Capital Hypermarket in Thaketa Township. “With 24 rental hubs in Myanmar, we are ready to fulfill the diversified mobility needs of corporate and individual customers,” said Yoma […]
Ayala and Yoma team up to close Myanmar’s infrastructure gap
December 12, 2019 by
Conglomerates’ power and water plans promise to help offset limited public funds A girl collects drinking water outside Yangon: Myanmar’s economic development hinges on the construction of more modern infrastructure. © Reuters YANGON — If there is one thing Myanmar needs, it is infrastructure. Now, Yoma Group, one of the country’s biggest conglomerates, is looking […]
Singapore-listed Yoma in tie-up with Ayala unit for renewable energy projects in Myanmar
October 18, 2019 by
SINGAPORE – Myanmar-focused Yoma Strategic Holdings said on Monday it will form a strategic partnership with AC Energy, the energy platform of Philippine conglomerate Ayala Corporation. The two companies are looking to establish a 50:50 joint venture (JV) to scale up Yoma Micro Power (S) Pte Ltd (YMP) and to explore developing around 200 megawatts […]
