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Myanmar: Shaking up the logistics industry by building a community of truck drivers

AIRBNB threatens the hospitality industry without owning a single hotel; Uber disrupts the taxi industry without owning a car. In Myanmar, Kargo, a logistics start-up, aims to shake up the highly-fragmented logistics industry without owning a single truck. In an interview, George Oliver, the start-up’s chief business officer and Jamie Robinson, the chief financial officer, told The Myanmar Times how they seek […]

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Myanmar: Politics aside, Belt and Road is Asia’s medicine: PwC

The political will and financial resources from China’s Belt and Road Initiative will help Myanmar and Asia to fill the infrastructure demand, according to the managing director of professional services firm PwC Myanmar. During the 2nd ASEAN-Myanmar Forum hosted by the Singapore Institute of International Affairs on June 28 in Sedona Hotel, The Myanmar Timesinterviewed Ong […]

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Myanmar: Ten prioritised sectors announced for investors

Myanmar Investment Commission (MIC) has recently extended an invitation to local and foreign investors to invest in 10 prioritised sectors. According to the MIC statement published on June 26, the investors can submit proposals and state and region governments will also provide necessary assistance. Those prioritised sectors are agriculture and its related services including value-added […]

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Myanmar: Traders repeat calls for tax reduction

Businesses in jade and gemstone sector have, again, asked for tax reduction, and have set out recommendations for the government with the aim to make Myanmar competitive in gemstone export. During a meeting last week, the vice president and the minister of the Ministry of Planning and Finance have been requested by various businesses in the jade, gemstone […]

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