INTERNATIONAL payment service providers Visa and Master have launched a contactless payment system in collaboration with CB Bank. It aims to substitute the current cash payment system in Myanmar, U Zayar Aung, head of cards at CB Bank told The Myanmar Times. The service will allow users to make payments by just touching their debit cards […]
Read MoreMYANMAR is one of the fastest growing economies in the Southeast Asia region, with GDP having risen by an average of 7 percent in the past decade. The economy has expanded on the back of rising trade. Since 2010, the volume of containers arriving in Myanmar’s ports is up three times, reaching 1 million twenty-foot […]
Read MoreAS the top destination of Chinese investments, ASEAN means business when it comes to the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI), a trade body said. The initiative is expected to require “staggering” infrastructural investments in Asia’s developing economies. Jointly organised by the territory’s government and its trade body, the Hong Kong Trade Development Council (HKTDC), the […]
Read MoreMyanmar’s financial sector must progress towards becoming more inclusive of small and medium enterprises (SMEs), which form the backbone of the country’s economy, but face difficulties obtaining access to funds for expansion and growth. “We need to liberalise the financial sector to encourage start-ups and support SMEs. This involves integrating the full-range of financial services […]
Read MoreA DEEP-SEA port with access to the commercial capital should be built to cater for significant volume increase in trade if Myanmar aspires to develop into a competitive import-export economy, logistics businesses from the European and Japanese chambers told The Myanmar Times. European logistics businesses have called for a deeper port to be constructed in Yangon’s […]
Read MorePlans to build marketplaces as centers for trade in four major cities in Chin State during the 2017-2018 fiscal year are underway, Chin State minister for Electricity, Development, Tourism and Transportation Salai Isaac Khen told The Myanmar Times. By March 2018, markets will be built in Hakha, Paletwa, Mindat and Khai Kam. The market in […]
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