Maung Maung Thein
Myanmar stock exchange readies for first trade
Myanmar's new stock exchange in Yangon will commence trading on March 25, more than three months after it launched, according to the country's deputy...
Myanmar’s jade mining industry an illicit $31-billion business
A new report by UK-based non-governmental organisation Global Witness reveals that Myanmar's illicit jade trade is controlled by networks of military officials and their...
Myanmar to open stock exchange in December
The Yangon Stock Exchange (YSX) will begin trading in early December, Myanmar’s deputy finance minister Maung Maung Thein said on October 13. Initially slated to...
Yangon Stock Exchange on track to open in 2015
The Yangon Stock Exchange will be opened by the end of 2015 as scheduled despite emerging challenges along the preparation stage, said Maung Maung...
Myanmar to introduce tax on land speculation
Sharply rising prices for land in Myanmar have inspired the government to take steps to enforce "effective tax regulation" to curb speculation, Eleven Myanmar...
Myanmar readies to set up capital market
Myanmar, the only ASEAN country without a stock exchange or any other public capital market, plans to set up a committee to look into...
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