Myanmar: Border issues delay Myanmar-Laos friendship bridge trade Thursday, 07 July 2016 – A newly built Myanmar-Lao friendship bridge will boost commerce between the two nations and will also allow more direct trade with Thailand, Vietnam and China, but the bridge remains closed while authorities on both sides struggle to agree on where the border […]
Read MoreMyanmar: Myanmar rice price falls as Chinese demand slows Thursday, 07 July 2016 – Rice prices are falling in quiet rainy-season trading, as a weaker yuan makes Myanmar exports to the world’s second-largest economy less competitive and arrests in China in connection with the rice trade discourage buyers across the border.U Thein Zaw, chair of […]
Read MoreMyanmar: New joint venture to bring order to Yangon bus chaos Tuesday, 05 July 2016 – The Yangon Region government is forming a new public-private partnership (PPP) company, as part of a city-wide reform of the chaotic public transport system. Bus line owners are eagerly awaiting the overhaul, but want the authorities to provide infrastructure […]
Read MoreMyanmar: Foreign trade rises Tuesday, 05 July 2016 – Myanmar’s foreign trade has passed US$6 billion since the new government took office, according to U Yan Naing Tun, director general of the Directorate of Trade, under the Ministry of Commerce. At a press conference at the commerce ministry on July 1, U Yan Naing Tun […]
Read MoreVietnam: MoF proposes clearing, freezing tax debts Wednesday, 10 August 2016 – The Ministry of Finance (MoF) has proposed clearing and freezing tax debts of enterprises totalling VN?14.7 trillion (approximately US$655 million) as one of the measures to tackle the difficulties they are facing.Under the proposals submitted to the Government, the ministry will probably eliminate […]
Read MoreVietnam: Kiên Giang eyes $1b in exports Wednesday, 10 August 2016 – The Mekong Delta province of Kiên Giang is striving to earn at least US$1 billion from exports by 2020, according to the province recently-released action programme. Of these, farm produce is expected to yield $495 million and aquaculture $230 million. The province will […]
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