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Mizzima The United States, European Union, and other governments should urgently counter illicit activities by foreign banks that are assisting the Myanmar military in evading sanctions imposed after its 2021 coup, Human Rights Watch (HRW) said 28 Ju... [1]
Mizzima Foreign banks are facilitating the Myanmar junta’s access to weapons and related materials, according to a report released on 26 June 2024 by Tom Andrews, the UN Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in Myanmar. [2]
The US has started enforcing its sanctions against two junta-owned banks in Myanmar by closing a window for businesses to wind down all transactions with them, according to the US Department of State. [3]
SHAN STATE, MYANMAR – Efforts are being made to end the burning of agricultural fields in Myanmar, one of the sources of transboundary haze in the Mekong region. [4]
Mizzima The World Bank appointed Melinda Good as its new Country Director for Thailand and Myanmar, on 1 July, 2024. [5]
Mizzima The United States, European Union, and other governments should urgently counter illicit activities by foreign banks that are assisting the Myanmar military in evading sanctions imposed after its 2021 coup, Human Rights Watch (HRW) said 28 Ju
Mizzima Foreign banks are facilitating the Myanmar junta’s access to weapons and related materials, according to a report released on 26 June 2024 by Tom Andrews, the UN Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in Myanmar.
The US has started enforcing its sanctions against two junta-owned banks in Myanmar by closing a window for businesses to wind down all transactions with them, according to the US Department of State.
SHAN STATE, MYANMAR – Efforts are being made to end the burning of agricultural fields in Myanmar, one of the sources of transboundary haze in the Mekong region.
Mizzima The World Bank appointed Melinda Good as its new Country Director for Thailand and Myanmar, on 1 July, 2024.
People wait near ATM machines to withdraw the cash in Yangon, Myanmar, 29 April 2021.
YANGON—It was a busy week for lawmakers in Myanmar’s capital, Naypyitaw, with serious discussions on additional budgets and whether to take loans from intentional development organizations to help recover from the economic and social impacts of the C
Mizzima During her brief period in power, Myanmar leader Aung San Suu Kyi had a small gripe when it came to well-meaning foreign guests, notes Australian economist and close confidante Sean Turnell.
Mizzima The junta-controlled Myanmar Economic Bank (MEB) announced that interest rates have been revised effective from 1 September. The revised new interest rates are 9% per annum for bank savings accounts, 10% p.a.
RANGOON — Burma will allow some foreign banks to begin offering limited financial services next year, a senior central bank official said, as the Southeast Asian country slowly opens up its banking sector following a series of economic and political