Weekly Business News from Myanmar

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  Local banks may have trouble due to the new financial institutions law

  Local banks may have trouble due to the new financial institutions law
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  Myanma Petroleum Products Enterprise (MPPE) welcomes a joint venture in the petroleum industry

  Myanma Petroleum Products Enterprise (MPPE) welcomes a joint venture in the petroleum industry
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  Robert Bosch GmbH experiences almost 70% sales growth in 2014 in Myanmar, backed by the country's booming automotive and construction industries

  Robert Bosch GmbH experiences almost 70% sales growth in 2014 in Myanmar, backed by the country's booming automotive and construction industries
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  Myanmar has become a lower-middle income country with Gross National Income per capita of USD 1270: World Bank

  Myanmar has become a lower-middle income country with Gross National Income per capita of USD 1270: World Bank
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  Japan, Myanmar and Thailand have signed an agreement for the mutual development of the Dawei Special Economic Zone

  Japan, Myanmar and Thailand have signed an agreement for the mutual development of the Dawei Special Economic Zone
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  Myanmar's general election to be held on 8 November 2015

  Myanmar's general election to be held on 8 November 2015
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  Myanmar's Ministry of Electric Power cancels the planned 279-meggawatt-capacity coal-fired power plant in Htantabin township, Yangon Region

  Myanmar's Ministry of Electric Power cancels the planned 279-meggawatt-capacity coal-fired power plant in Htantabin township, Yangon Region
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  The Myanmar Investment Commission (MIC) plans to authorize the state and regional governments for investment approval

  The Myanmar Investment Commission (MIC) plans to authorize the state and regional governments for investment approval
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  Expat choices lead to high living cost in Yangon

  Expat choices lead to high living cost in Yangon
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  IMF outlined Myanmar's economic growth to remain strong at 8.5% but the strength of dollar and low natural gas somehow affect the economy

  IMF outlined Myanmar's economic growth to remain strong at 8.5% but the strength of dollar and low natural gas somehow affect the economy