…is an issue owing to ethnic and religious tensions, prevalent in countries like Myanmar, he said. “But these will prove easy to handle compared to the challenge the EU faces…

…On 6 July Andrew Patrick, British Ambassador to Burma*, will brief Asia House corporate members on the political and economic situation in Myanmar and opportunities for UK businesses. For more…

…Cambodia, Laos and Myanmar, it is still very early days to obtain both manufacturing quality and production sustainability as well as those ASEAN free trade breaks. Chris Devonshire-Ellis is the…

…low-cost manufacturing are Cambodia, Vietnam and Myanmar, he said. Moving towards the service sector is not easy to do, especially in a weak global economy, said former President of the…

…and USA; Bangladesh’s relationship with ASEAN and the Bangladesh-China-India-Myanmar Economic Corridor. Companies represented at the briefing included Standard Chartered, Barclays, Prudential and HowardKennedyFsi. Asia House private briefings are open exclusively…

British Ambassador to Burma* Andrew Patrick joined Asia House corporate members for a private briefing on Wednesday 6 July to discuss the political and economic situation in Myanmar. Topics covered…

…as well as been Ambassador to Burma/Myanmar and Deputy Head of Mission in Malaysia. This is the first in a series of stories that Asia House is carrying on the…

…talks with Vietnam and Malaysia and started investment negotiations with Myanmar in March. Philip Bouverat, director of construction equipment manufacturer JCB, said the need for massive infrastructure spending in ASEAN…

…the APEC annual meeting in Beiing, G20 talks in Australia and the East Asia Summit and other related meetings in Myanmar. Several successful bilateral meetings with world leaders were also…

…been going very well,” he said. “It’s enabled Myanmar to play a very constructive and effective role in ASEAN.” However, he said Myanmar still faced challenges and would need assistance…

…it’s patron … need we go on? Irrawaddy Literary Festival is a reason to go to Myanmar, if ever you needed one. Another February festival, 2015’s highlights so far include…

The Republic of the Union of Myanmar’s Minister of Social Welfare, Relief and Resettlement Dr Daw Myat Myat Ohn Khin joined Asia House corporate members for an exclusive roundtable discussion,…

…the face of China’s slowdown, some countries could grow faster as a result of changes taking place in China. Garment production is a huge part of the Myanmar economy,” he…

…and education. Prior to this position, he was the Prime Minister’s trade envoy to Myanmar, Brunei and Thailand. He also served on the Treasury Select Committee (2010 – 2016) and…

On December 9, 2015, Myanmar’s new stock exchange – the Yangon Stock Exchange (YSX) – opened with big expectations. However, despite the grand opening and the US $24 million investment,…

…Asian Markets series covered Azerbaijan, China, India, Indonesia, Japan, Kazakhstan, Malaysia, Mongolia, Myanmar (Burma), Pakistan, The Philippines, Singapore, South Korea, Thailand, Turkey and Vietnam. They can be downloaded here. The…