As fuel can be imported freely from overseas, the volume and value of fuel imports into Myanmar is expected to rise this year compared to last year, U Khin Maung Lwin, Assistant Secretary from the Ministry of Commerce, told The Myanmar Times. “Gasoline has been allowed to be imported regularly into Myanmar. As the private sector […]
Read MoreJapanese companies remain upbeat about investment in Thailand, according to a survey by the Japan External Trade Organization (Jetro). But concerns persist, particularly over a shortage of skilled labour and fuzzy details about investment policies in the Eastern Economic Corridor, leading Japanese businesses to take a wait-and-see stance before deciding whether to invest in the […]
Read MoreThe Board of Investment (BoI) plans to offer new incentives to make Thailand remain in the spotlight for Asean investment, particularly the flagship area of the Eastern Economic Corridor (EEC), says newly appointed director-general Duangjai Asawachintachit. The new investment incentives will focus on the development of human resources, supporting agriculture and facilitating investment in the […]
Read MoreMembers of the National Assembly (NA) have called the government to increase state investment into critical sectors, catalyse improvements in the ease of doing business and pursue an increasingly transparent approach to public governance. Prime Minister Thongloun Sisoulith and members of the nation’s central cabinet have been in attendance at the NA’s ongoing fourth ordinary […]
Read MoreSET-listed Thitikorn Plc (TK), Thailand’s leading hire purchase operator for motorcycles, has applied for a business licence to operate in Myanmar as it plans for regional expansion. Thitikorn plans to set up a new subsidiary company — Mingalaba Thitikorn Microfinance Co Ltd — with registered capital of 200 million kyat (4.9 million baht) once it […]
Read MoreThe industry body representing Cambodia’s garment sector met the deadline to submit a petition to the United States government yesterday asking it to extend the duty-free privileges of its Generalised System of Preferences (GSP) scheme to include footwear, a move that could boost the industry’s competiveness by giving local manufacturers an advantage in the world’s […]
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