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    Business Economy Lead Story News

    US investment to expand reach of telcos

    The US-government-backed Overseas Private Investment Corporation launches operations in Burma with a US$250 million loan to a company that builds and maintains telecommunications towers.

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    ADB to more than double loans to Burma

    The Asian Development Bank says it will lend US$350 million to Burma next year, more than doubling the amount for this year, as the country begins to focus on major infrastructure projects.

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    Port jam puts government to the test

    As imports soar in Burma’s booming economy, the country’s largest port struggles to keep up.

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    Building bridges – with hair

    Women across Burma are choosing to cut off their hair and donate it to a monastery that is building new bridges across the country.

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    Japan pledges $250m to Burmese rail upgrade

    Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) will invest US $250 million over three loans to help upgrade Rangoon’s existing Circular Railway line.

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    Is Burma’s healthcare system in recovery?

    Low investment, treatable diseases and increasing foreign interest in health system investment: a picture of healthcare in Burma.

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    Burma anticipates continued tourism boom in 2015

    With the recent influx of foreign nationals into the country proving lucrative, significant investments are made to take advantage of likely continued rise.

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    Rice price volatility in Burma must be addressed, says World Bank

    The price of rice in Burma has increased by 41 percent in four years, much higher than rivals Thailand and Cambodia. This has led to a decrease in Burmese rice exports and food security at home.

    Business Weekly Lead Story News

    BUSINESS WEEKLY 7 NOVEMBER 2014

    Burma- China border trade fair planned for December; MREA to introduce wind power plants; Colgate buys out Laser toothpaste; Singaporean firm wins Hanthawaddy airport deal; YSEB to list as public company

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    Economic zone expected to drive up Thai-Burmese border trade

    Thai- Burmese border trade is expected to flourish over the next couple of years, driven mainly by the planned development of a special economic zone in Mae Sot district.

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    Growth at any cost: Strategic direction or tunnel vision?

    For those keen to participate in Burma’s uneven process of opening up, uncomfortable compromises have had to be made on all sides. Slow and steady no longer wins the race, says DVB contributor David Baulk.

    Unreliable networks stem cash flow at Burma’s ATMs video

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    Unreliable networks stem cash flow at Burma’s ATMs

    Several banks in Burma are having trouble with their electronic banking services due to poor network connections and frequent power cuts.

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    Burma’s school buildings don’t meet safety standards, official says

    A third of school buildings in lower Burma are below safety standards, according to an education official.

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    Burma Business Weekly

    BUSINESS in BURMA THIS WEEK: Price of gold stabilises while kyat finishes strongly; Western Union expands outlets; stock exchange plans to start small; Malaysian minister urges investment in Burma; and tea industry in decline.

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    Experts urge transparency in Burma’s businesses

    Most companies operating in Burma and Southeast Asia fail to meet international standards for transparency, according to a survey by the Business and Human Rights Resource Centre (BHRRC).

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    Infrastructure, skilled workforce are keys to Burmese economic growth

    Despite an influx of foreign investment and large resource base, Burma’s exponential growth could be held back by inadequate basic infrastructure and a lack of skilled workers, says an international business analyst.

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    Forecast improves for Burmese meteorologists

    The Department of Meteorology and Hydrology says it is striving to improve its weather forecasting service in Burma but still lacks much-needed equpment.

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    Japan pledges $96m development aid for Burma’s ethnic states

    The nearly $100 million is part of a $500 million development package pledged by Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe last year when Tokyo also agreed to forgive some $3.7 billion in debt owed by Burma.

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    Japan’s PM to unveil 60bn yen plan for Burma at summit: Kyodo

    Japanese Premier Shinzo Abe plans to pledge 60 billion yen (US$580 million) in loans to Burma, chiefly to help it build infrastructure, at an upcoming summit with President Thein Sein, a Japanese government source told Kyodo News.

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    Crawling, walking, but not yet running – ATMs in Burma

    Just one year ago, Burma was a purely cash economy: there were no ATMs and international credit cards were not generally accepted. Now VISA and MasterCard are leading the way in; but infrastructure in Burma is still a setback.

    China pledges, Burma dredges video

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    China pledges, Burma dredges

    A Chinese company delivered 19 dredgers to Burma on Saturday to help improve the country’s waterways.

    Para Games athletes slam ‘unfair’ conditions video

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    Para Games athletes slam ‘unfair’ conditions

    Burma is due to host the ASEAN Para Games for the first time this December but athletes say the training facilities are substandard and lack proper equipment.

    Home deliveries in rural Burma video

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    Home deliveries in rural Burma

    Due to a chronic shortage of midwives in Burma, expectant mothers are being put at risk from complications during pregnancy and birth.

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    Telenor talks to DVB

    Norwegian company Telenor and Qatari-based company Ooreedo have been awarded highly anticipated telecommunications licenses in Burma. Both companies say they will invest billions of dollars to roll out mobile phone,[…]

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    Amid the deluge

    [scrollGallery id=26 – insert relevant ID number for gallery here] More than 700 villages and over 200,000 acres (80,940 hectares) of rice fields have been flooded across Burma as seasonal[…]

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    Irrawaddy region’s infrastructure exacerbates flooding

    The Irrawaddy region’s parliament may need assistance from the central government to improve faulty infrastructure and provide urgent relief after heavy flooding deluged swathes of central Burma last week

    News Politics

    USDA promises water to new members

    Jan 27, 2009 (DVB), Union and Solidarity and Development Association members in ward 26 of New Dagon township in Rangoon have been recruiting new members by promising repairs to local[…]

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    USDA demands money for local improvements

    Jan 20, 2009 (DVB), The Union Solidarity and Development Association has been trying to rally support in the poorer suburbs of Rangoon in preparation for the proposed 2010 election by[…]

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    Christian leaders questioned over anti-dam campaign

    Jul 29, 2008 (DVB), Christian religious leaders in Kachin state in northern Burma have been interrogated by local authorities about a poster campaign against the government’s ongoing Chibwe dam project.[…]

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    Forced labour on road reconstruction

    Jul 18, 2008 (DVB), Residents and criminal suspects awaiting charge have been forced to do hard labour to repair the Butheetaung-Maung Taw highway in Arakan state, locals said. The road[…]

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