Under the new Investment Law and corresponding investment rules implemented in April 2017, the Myanmar Investment Commission (MIC) is now empowered to exclude investors who have abused human rights in any jurisdiction, according to the International Commission of Jurists (ICJ). Dr Daniel Aguirre, a legal adviser with the ICJ in Myanmar, told The Myanmar Times […]
Read MoreMANILA, Philippines – Fewer companies are set to expand and hire additional workers amid the expected slowdown in economic activity in the third quarter, results of a survey conducted by the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) showed. Rosabel Guerrero, director of the BSP’s Department of Economic Statistics, said results of the latest Business Expectations Survey […]
Read MoreHANOI (BLOOMBERG) – VietJet Aviation Joint Stock Co, which controls almost half of Vietnam’s domestic airline market, is in talks to become the first company in the Southeast Asian nation to list its shares in an overseas stock exchange. “We’ve been approached by some foreign stock exchanges including London, Hong Kong and Singapore, which expressed […]
Read MoreUnder the new Investment Law and corresponding investment rules implemented in April 2017, the Myanmar Investment Commission (MIC) is now empowered to exclude investors who have abused human rights in any jurisdiction, according to the International Commission of Jurists (ICJ). Dr Daniel Aguirre, a legal adviser with the ICJ in Myanmar, told The Myanmar Times […]
Read MoreThe Ministry of Industry has decided to set up an industrial zone in Paletwa township, Chin State, according to Union Industry Minister U Khin Maung Cho on May 25. That industrial zone is aimed for the development of value-added small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs). Those SMEs include Chin traditional loom business, coffee industry and ginger […]
Read MoreThe government recently launched a programme in partnership with the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) to help thousands of Cambodian smallholder farmers commercialise their operations. The Accelerating Inclusive Markets for Smallholders (AIMS) project will work closely with development agencies and the local private sector to provide assistance to develop agricultural value chains. The Post’s […]
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