Rice is mounting a steady comeback in Myanmar. Exports in the 2012/13 fiscal year have already reached 1.2m tonnes thus far, surpassing its peak export period in 1956, and the Myanmar Rice Industry...
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Economic Update | Myanmar: Rice on the way back to the top
28 Mar 2013
Economic Update | Myanmar: Banks open up
20 Mar 2013
As part of the rapid liberalisation of Myanmar’s economy, the banking sector is now opening up to foreign participation. The government is enacting reforms to promote foreign participation in the...
Economic Update | Myanmar: Telecoms tender spells good news for investors
6 Mar 2013
More than 40 telecoms giants from around the globe are vying for the opportunity to access Myanmar’s untapped market following a government invitation in January to submit expressions of interest (...
Economic Update | Myanmar: New mining law set to open up sector
22 Feb 2013
The mining sector is one of Myanmar’s biggest earners, and the government is keen to entice more foreign investors to support its development. Reforms to the 1994 mining law should help ease...
Economic Update | Myanmar: Economic zone eyed
5 Feb 2013
Asian countries are spearheading a wave of mounting international investor interest in Myanmar’s long-underdeveloped manufacturing industry, as global players move to tap the potential of the region’...
Economic Update | Myanmar: Paving the way for tourism development
5 Feb 2013
The tourism industry in Myanmar stands to be one of the key winners from the country’s bid to open up economically and politically, following a remarkable two-year period in which international...
