Weekly Business Roundup (March 13, 2010)
By WILLIAM BOOT
Vietnam is intensifying its new-found business interest in Burma by opening a branch of its state-owned Bank for Investment and Development in Rangoon.
China Faces New Pressure to Let Currency Rise
By JOE MCDONALD / AP WRITER
China faces mounting pressure from trading partners to loosen currency controls and is giving signs it might raise the value of the yuan to ease strains on its fast-growing economy. |
Weekly Business Roundup (March 6, 2010)
By WILLIAM BOOT
India has canceled plans to buy a big consignment of pulse crops from Burma after the Naypyidaw government demanded US $44 million advance cash payment. |
Rangoon Markets to be Rebuilt
By KHAING THWE
Stallholders are being be moved to temporary markets as three of Rangoon's best known marketplaces get rebuilt or renovated. |
Burma Buys New Planes
By BA KAUNG
Unable to buy planes from the West, Burma finds willing suppliers in Russia and China. |
Burma to Privatize Ports
By THE IRRAWADDY
The Burmese government plans to sell off state-owned ports in Rangoon and invite investors to build and operate new ports. |
Weekly Business Roundup (February 13, 2010)
By WILLIAM BOOT
A leading European independent think-tank says the European Union's economic sanctions against Burma have been a failure and may have actually strengthened the military government's position. |
Weekly Business Roundup (February 6, 2010)
By WILLIAM BOOT
The sudden sale of Burma's state assets to regime-linked businesspeople is being compared to the criminal carve up of Russia as the Soviet Union collapsed. |
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Weekly Business Roundup (January 30, 2010) |
| By WILLIAM BOOT |
| One of the world’s largest international oil and gas companies has teamed up with a shadowy Burmese-Singapore firm to explore the waters of Burma’s Gulf of Martaban. |
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Burmese Tycoon Takes Over Fuel Imports and Sales |
| By THE IRRAWADDY |
| Burmese business tycoon Tay Za, a close associate of the junta generals, has reportedly co-founded an association to control the importation and sale of gasoline and diesel fuel. |
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Turning Off Stimulus Tap a Challenge |
| By MARWAAN MACAN-MARKAR / IPS WRITER |
| A recovery in Asia has given rise to a worrying question: When should governments turn off the stimulus package tap? |
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Authorities Seize Cash Tokens |
| By THE IRRAWADDY |
| The authorities in Burma's Arakan State have seized tokens worth 900,000 kyat (US $900), used by local people as a cash substitute because of a shortage of small currency notes. |
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Google Negotiating Ways to Keep Presence in China |
| By JOE MCDONALD / AP WRITER |
| Even if its stand against censorship leads it to close its search engine in China, Google Inc. still hopes to maintain other key operations in the world's most populous Internet market. |
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Weekly Business Roundup (January 23, 2010) |
| By WILLIAM BOOT |
| Chinese companies have begun drawing up plans for a mini power grid along the Irrawaddy River in Burma—to transmit electricity north into southwest China. |
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