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Interviews & Viewpoints | Christopher Loh, CEO, UAB Bank: Interview from The Report: Myanmar 2020
Interviews & Viewpoints | U Kyaw Kyaw Maung, Governor, Central Bank of Myanmar (CBM): Viewpoint from The Report: Myanmar 2020
The successful implementation of the second wave of reforms associated with the Myanmar Sustainable Development Plan will focus on peace, stability and good governance, and will help us achieve the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals. Although the economy slowed to about 6.2% between April to September 2018, due to weakening external and...
Articles & Analysis | Emerging markets respond to retrenchment of overseas banking operations from The Report: Myanmar 2020
In the three decades before the 2007-08 global financial crisis, the world’s financial networks became increasingly interconnected. Financial system regulatory convergence and the growing penetration of World Trade Organisation rules, as well as the creation of currency unions such as the euro, resulted in a surge in cross-border capital flows...
Articles & Analysis | Increased access to microfinance boosts inclusion in Myanmar from The Report: Myanmar 2020
In a country where 70% of the population work in rural communities, and around a quarter of all citizens live below the poverty line, microfinance is one of the few available sources for personal and business funding. Myanmar’s microfinance institutions (MFIs) are thus a vital part of efforts to boost access to credit. Indicators of financial...
Recent years have seen Myanmar’s insurance sector take significant steps forwards, with liberalisation giving...
The pace of reform in Myanmar’s banking sector has been increasing in recent years, with liberalisation taking...