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Burma
A woman from Rathedaung filed a complaint with police saying she was raped by three Myanmar military soldiers who also attempted to rape her 19-year-old daughter.
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Business Roundup
This week, six EU states suspended debt payments from Myanmar while the country resumed rice exports, approved new investments and allocated US$10.6 million in loans.
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Burma
Six European Union countries agreed to a one-year deferral for debt payments from Myanmar worth almost US$100 million, in a bid to help the country deal with COVID-19.
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Business Roundup
This week, many regions in Myanmar approved new investments, the World Bank released a new GDP projection and local firm Yoma moved to back mobile money company Wave Money.
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Burma
The Ministry of Commerce says construction will start soon on the Kyaukphyu deep-
sea port, a key piece of China’s Belt and Road Initiative with access to the Indian Ocean.
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Burma
Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in Myanmar say they aren’t able to access government and foreign-backed loans due to strict repayment and application requirements.
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Business Roundup
This week, Myanmar officials said foreign investment for 2019-20 is on track and a Korean industrial complex will go ahead as they lifted limits on foreign ownership of banks.
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Business
Officials says the Arakan Army won’t destabilize Rakhine State's administration despite its serial attacks on security forces and officials resigning over security concerns.
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Business Roundup
Tourism businesses began to reopen this week, investors backed the industrial and garment sectors and a new survey showed what Myanmar businesses need to survive COVID-19.
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Burma
The Myanmar government is working with a Swiss company to evaluate a Chinese study of the planned Muse-Mandalay Railway, part of Beijing’s Belt and Road Initiative.
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Myanmar & COVID-19
The Asia Foundation found that Myanmar businesses need an additional stimulus of up to US$1.5 billion to stay afloat until September.
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Business Roundup
This week, Myanmar saw a major loan commitment from Japan, government loans for tourism businesses and new data on the drop in trade across the Chinese border.
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Burma
The Japanese beverage company has hired Deloitte to review the finances and governance of a Myanmar military-owned company with which it co-owns two beer companies.
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Myanmar & COVID-19
The Japan International Cooperation Agency announced an emergency loan program for businesses in Myanmar as part its plans to help Myanmar weather the impacts of COVID-19.
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Business Roundup
This week Myanmar’s government approved international loans, pushed e-commerce, signed a deal with Singapore, lifted a ban on liquor imports and approved new investments.
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