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EU to boost garment industry in Myanmar

The new phase of the European Union’s SMART Textile and Garments project will bring together brands, trade unions and business associations to boost social and environmental sustainability in Myanmar’s garment industry. The project, funded by the EU, was officially launched in Myanmar last Friday. The SMART Textile and Garments project will work with more than […]

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Myanmar wants mobile user biometrics

People in Myanmar will be required to give their biometric data, including thumbprints, when buying mobile phone services under a controversial government plan to store private information on a central database. A tender document issued last month and seen by The Myanmar Times invites bids for a “national database to store and manage biometric mobile subscriber registration […]

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Credit card company aims to grow user base in Myanmar

Chinese financial services company Union Pay says it will utilise two strategies to increase the number of Union Pay card users in Myanmar. This was revealed by. Vincent Ling, assistant general manager of Union Pay International in Myanmar. According to Ling, the company will focus on spreading the use of contactless payment systems, and increase […]

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