The e-payments space has been one to watch during the past 10 years in Myanmar, with Onepay’s interbank app being the most recent innovation to reach the market. Launched earlier this month, Onepay’s mobile platform allows users to transfer funds among seven local institutions – Asia Green Development Bank (AGD Bank), Ayeyarwady Bank (AYA Bank), […]
Read MoreMyanmar Airways International which has been operating the Incheon-Yangon route since December 4, 2019 announced that it will continue to enhance transportation capacity by enabling loading of cargo in the passenger aircraft cabin as well as in belly space on May 20th or certain China routes, operates passenger flights with no passengers but only cargos […]
Read MoreAs COVID-19 continues to disrupt the traditional workings of the Myanmar economy, e-commerce is expected to be a key driver of growth for the country post-pandemic, said U Aung Htoo, deputy minister of Commerce, during a virtual conference held on May 28. The Ministry of Commerce (MOC) will release an overview of a plan to […]
Read MoreMyanmar will receive a €33 million loan from Austria’s Unicredit Bank to create e-IDs for the country’s population registry, said U Thein Swe, Minister of Labor, Immigration and Population. The 27.5 year, interest-free loan includes a 13.5 year grace period and was first discussed in 2019 between State Counsellor Daw Aung San Suu Kyi and […]
Read MoreSINGAPORE – Singapore’s Infrastructure Asia will identify suitable investors for infrastructure projects in Myanmar, following an agreement inked with Myanmar’s Ministry of Planning, Finance and Industry (MoPFI) on Wednesday (May 27). The agreement will help implement projects in the Myanmar Project Bank, an online database of priority infrastructure investments that are aligned with the country’s […]
Read MoreMyanmar tour companies are preparing to organise tours again, which had been suspended since February as part of the government’s efforts to prevent the spread of COVID-19, an official of a local travel association said. Daw Aye Thida Moe, vice chair of the Union of Myanmar Travel Association, said tour companies are awaiting government guidelines […]
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