Weekly Business News from Myanmar

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  Myanmar's Ministry of Labour, Employment and Social Security announces a minimum amount of compensation rate for fired workers, aiming to resolve tensions between workers and employers

  Myanmar's Ministry of Labour, Employment and Social Security announces a minimum amount of compensation rate for fired workers, aiming to resolve tensions between workers and employers
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  Myawaddy border trade reopens

  Myawaddy border trade reopens
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  Factory workers demonstrate in favour of minimum wage rate of Kyat 4,000 which is Kyat 400 higher than the proposed rate of Kyat 3,600

  Factory workers demonstrate in favour of minimum wage rate of Kyat 4,000 which is Kyat 400 higher than the proposed rate of Kyat 3,600
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  UMFCCI to open a centre to build capacity of local businesses in a bid to bolster economy

  UMFCCI to open a centre to build capacity of local businesses in a bid to bolster economy
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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