Weekly Business News from Myanmar

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  Myanmar sees sharp rise in fuel imports as private companies are allowed to store and distribute fuel

  Myanmar sees sharp rise in fuel imports as private companies are allowed to store and distribute fuel
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  The Asian Development Bank (ADB) assists the Myanmar Customs Department in developing its Authorized Economic Operations (AEO) scheme

  The Asian Development Bank (ADB) assists the Myanmar Customs Department in developing its Authorized Economic Operations (AEO) scheme
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  17 among 19 foreign companies submitting letters of expression of interest for a joint venture Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG) project have done so with a local partner

  17 among 19 foreign companies submitting letters of expression of interest for a joint venture Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG) project have done so with a local partner
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  The cost of Shwe gas project in Rakhine State will be covered within four years

  The cost of Shwe gas project in Rakhine State will be covered within four years
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  Myanmar's rice exports can still recover although more than 60,000 acres have been destroyed by the flood: General Secretary of Myanmar Rice Federation

  Myanmar's rice exports can still recover although more than 60,000 acres have been destroyed by the flood: General Secretary of Myanmar Rice Federation
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  Thailand to sign a USD 1.7 billion deal to develop the first phase of Dawei Industrial Zone soon

  Thailand to sign a USD 1.7 billion deal to develop the first phase of Dawei Industrial Zone soon
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  Foreign banks call for market access in Myanmar

  Foreign banks call for market access in Myanmar
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  The Central Bank of Myanmar has awarded final licences to Mizuho Bank from Japan and Malaysia's Maylayan Banking Berhad (Maybank)

  The Central Bank of Myanmar has awarded final licences to Mizuho Bank from Japan and Malaysia's Maylayan Banking Berhad (Maybank)
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  The Japanese company Sompo Japan Nipponkoa Insurance has started running its general insurance services at Thilawa SEZ

  The Japanese company Sompo Japan Nipponkoa Insurance has started running its general insurance services at Thilawa SEZ
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  Myanmar's Ministry of Rail Transportation to invite a new tender for the Yangon Central Railway Station comprehensive development project as there were not tender-winning companies

  Myanmar's Ministry of Rail Transportation to invite a new tender for the Yangon Central Railway Station comprehensive development project as there were not tender-winning companies