Thailand, Vietnam, Myanmar Deepen Russia Ties To Blunt Economic Woes
September 11th, 2022
Via Nikkei Asia, a look at Thailand’s, Vietnam’s, and Myanmar’s efforts to deepen their ties to Russia to combat their economic woes: From wooing more Russian tourists to boosting trade, Southeast Asian nations are bolstering economic ties with Russia in hopes of curbing inflation and spurring their recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic. The U.S. and European […]
Read more »The China-Myanmar Economic Corridor ‘Plus’ Initiative
August 10th, 2022
Via The Diplomat, a report on the China-Myanmar Economic Corridor ‘Plus’ Initiative: Just over a month after China’s Foreign Minister Wang Yi visited Myanmar and announced that a China-Myanmar Economic Corridor (CMEC) Plus initiative would be explored at a proper time, there have unsurprisingly been no further details released by Chinese officials or Myanmar’s military-led State Administration Council (SAC) […]
Read more »Qatari Telecoms Firm Ooredoo Negotiating Exit From Myanmar
July 22nd, 2022
Via The Diplomat, a report on how Qatari telecoms firm Ooredoo is negotiating its exit from Myanmar: Reuters reported yesterday that the Qatari telecommunications firm Ooredoo is in talks to sell its Myanmar unit, a move that would deprive the country of its last foreign telecoms operator after the departure of the Norwegian firm Telenor earlier this year. […]
Read more »Telenor Dumps Myanmar Fintech Leader Wave Money
January 17th, 2022
Via the Asia Times, an article on Telenor’s agreement to sell leading digital pay platform to local-led consortium as foreign investors stampede for the exits: The Telenor Group has agreed to sell its majority share in digital financial service provider Wave Money to a consortium led by Myanmar tycoon Serge Pun’s Yoma Strategic, the latest […]
Read more »Myanmar Junta Bars Foreign Telecom Executives From Exiting the Country
July 6th, 2021
Via The Diplomat, sobering news of foreign investment in Myanmar: As it faces increasingly violent challenges to its five-month-long rule, Myanmar’s military junta has told foreign executives of major telecommunications firms that they can’t leave the country without permission, Reuters reported today. Citing a person familiar with the matter, the news agency reported that Myanmar’s Department of Posts […]
Read more »Doess Global Road To Clean Energy Economy Run Through Myanmar’s Murky Mines?
June 14th, 2021
Via The Diplomat, commentary on Myanmar ‘s control over the supply of critical metals for clean energy products: Kachin State in northern Myanmar has a long history of armed groups using illicit gold, copper, or iron deposits to fund insurgent activities. Lately, reports have been trickling in about a free-for-all scramble for the control of another group of […]
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