Yangon retail market ripe for expansion
Yangon’s retail market is set for ma- jor changes with new and modern shopping formats slated to be intro- duced in the medium term....
Can Myanmar Become The World’s Leading Rice Exporter Again?
Rice is the staple diet of over 3 bil- lion people worldwide, close to half the global population, and over 11% of our planet’s...
Stalled or hindered reforms?
For 2015, the Economist Intelligence Unit forecasted Myanmar to attain a per capita GDP of $970. With
growth projected at more than 7% and sus-...
Responsible Tourism – A Step Forward
As Myanmar is emerging fast as an attractive tourist destination in South East Asia, advocacy for the responsible tourism has also increased. Re- sponsible...
Real Estate in Yangon An Expatriate’s Perspective
Land, houses, apartments, hotel rooms, offices, and everything related to real estate is hitting the roof in terms of both sale prices and rents....
THE COST OF POVERTY
The reality of poverty in Myanmar
Like most Asian countries, Myanmar also faces the problem of poverty. Decades of isolation from the rest of world...
Myanmar’s Immigrants and Ethnic Mix
Myanmar is a fascinating country for the rest of the world not just because it came out of seclusion in 2011, but also because...
Steps required to make a foreign investment in Myanmar
Step 1: Submission of applications for permits
Applications are made simultaneously for permits from the MIC and the Directorate of In- vestment and Company Administration...
Yangon:Condominium Market witnessing high number of sales
Buyers veer away from low-quality projects
The number of project sales launches con- tinued to risew in the 2Q 2014 despite a lowering trend of take-up...
10 Frequently-Asked- Questions about ASEAN Economic Integration
Very few people in Myanmar knew about ASEAN economic integra- tion and its effects on their lives despite the fact that it will be...
