Cambodia: Malaysian trade agreement inked at Phnom Penh business forum Wednesday, 10 August 2016 – Cambodia and Malaysia took strides yesterday to enhance bilateral trade and investment, holding a business forum in Phnom Penh and inking a cooperation agreement aimed cementing existing ties ? and forging new ones. At a business seminar attended by government […]
Read MoreMyanmar: ASEAN sugar producers form alliance Tuesday, 19 July 2016 – Myanmar has formed an alliance with six other sugar-producing countries in the region, with a view to improving cooperation and boosting trade, in preparation for the ASEAN Economic Community, which aims to create a single market for capital, goods, labour and services. Seven countries […]
Read MoreMyanmar: Gems and food products added to National Export Strategy Thursday, 14 July 2016 – The Ministry of Commerce has added gems and value-added food products to its National Export Strategy in the hope of creating thousands of new jobs. U Aung Soe, director at the ministry’s Trade Promotion Department, said yesterday the ministry would […]
Read MoreCambodia: Cambodia stuck on money laundering blacklist Wednesday, 10 August 2016 – Cambodia has been listed as the highest-risk nation in ASEAN, and ranks sixth globally, for its susceptibility to money laundering and terrorism financing in a recently released global index that charts the vulnerability of 149 nations. The 2016 edition of the Basel Anti-Money […]
Read MoreMyanmar: Securities commission warns against illegal share sales Tuesday, 12 July 2016 – The Securities and Exchange Commission of Myanmar warned companies against selling shares without its permission yesterday – the second time it has issued such a warning since the country’s first modern stock exchange opened at the end of last year. The commission […]
Read MoreMyanmar: Construction materials trade opened to local-foreign joint ventures Monday, 11 July 2016 – The Ministry of Commerce has further relaxed trade restrictions on foreign companies, opening onshore trade in construction materials to local-foreign joint ventures, according to a July 7 announcement. International firms were barred until last year from Myanmar’s import-export industry, which was […]
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