Kyaw Kyaw Maung, the governor of the Central Bank of Myanmar, was reappointed to the position in 2013 by former president Thein Sein, after previously serving under Burma’s former military…

Kyaw Kyaw Maung, the governor of the Central Bank of Myanmar, was reappointed to the position in 2013 by former president Thein Sein, after previously serving under Burma’s former military…
In business this week: A new 10,000 kyat note; Japanese assistance to upgrade postal system; Singapore leads investment in new tax year.
Satt Aung, the vice-president of the Central Bank of Myanmar, says that Burma will soon have mobile banking and electronic transactions for shopping, making payments and even paying for taxis.
The Burmese parliament’s upper house passed a bill calling on the government to adopt policies that will control monetary inflation.
Burma’s lending and savings rates are among the highest in the world, but now the Central Bank is weighing up the pros and cons of bringing them in line with…