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SINGAPORE -- Kanbawza Bank (KBZ Bank), Myanmar's largest private bank, has opened a representative office in Singapore as part of efforts to expand its footprint into Southeast Asia. [1]

RANGOON — KBZ Bank is willing to sell a stake in its operations to a foreign investor if the law permits, according to a report. (confirmed by 3 sources) [2]

RANGOON — Burmese conglomerate Kanbawza Bank (KBZ) Ltd, part of the KBZ Group of Companies, has unveiled plans to expand its banking business in the Asean region, after it was granted a license earlier this week to open a representative office in Sin... [3]

RANGOON — Kanbawza (KBZ) Bank has weathered some severe storms since it was established in 1994, but now stands as Myanmar’s largest privately owned financial institution, with an estimated 94 billion kyat (US$94 million) in capital. [4]

RANGOON — Burma’s largest privately owned lender, Kanbawza (KBZ) Bank, has been listed as one of the world’s 100 leading companies in 2015 by World Finance, a London-based magazine. [5]

RANGOON — For the fifth year in a row, Kanbawza (KBZ) Bank topped the list of the 50 highest income tax payers in Burma, according to the latest tax data published by the finance ministry’s Internal Revenue Department. (confirmed by 2 sources) [6]

RANGOON — KBZ Bank will launch a new recurring deposit product in local bank branches starting from Dec. 1, said U Soe Tin Maung Zaw, the bank’s general manager. [7]

RANGOON — Burma’s Kanbawza Bank (KBZ) signed a memorandum of understanding with Thailand’s Kasikorn Bank in Rangoon on Wednesday to introduce remittance services for migrant workers in both countries. [8]

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[1] TH asia.nikkei.com · 2016-10-07 · 86% match

KBZ Bank rides on Myanmar's economic boom to expand in ASEAN

SINGAPORE -- Kanbawza Bank (KBZ Bank), Myanmar's largest private bank, has opened a representative office in Singapore as part of efforts to expand its footprint into Southeast Asia.

[2] MM www.irrawaddy.com · 2017-03-13 · 77% match

KBZ Bank ‘Open to Foreign Investors’

RANGOON — KBZ Bank is willing to sell a stake in its operations to a foreign investor if the law permits, according to a report.

[3] MM www.irrawaddy.com · 2016-06-16 · 79% match

KBZ to Step Up Asean Presence

RANGOON — Burmese conglomerate Kanbawza Bank (KBZ) Ltd, part of the KBZ Group of Companies, has unveiled plans to expand its banking business in the Asean region, after it was granted a license earlier this week to open a representative office in Sin

[4] MM www.irrawaddy.com · 2014-02-18 · 78% match

Banking on Myanmar’s Future

RANGOON — Kanbawza (KBZ) Bank has weathered some severe storms since it was established in 1994, but now stands as Myanmar’s largest privately owned financial institution, with an estimated 94 billion kyat (US$94 million) in capital.

[5] MM www.irrawaddy.com · 2016-01-20 · 77% match

KBZ Bank Listed Among ‘World Finance 100’ Top Firms

RANGOON — Burma’s largest privately owned lender, Kanbawza (KBZ) Bank, has been listed as one of the world’s 100 leading companies in 2015 by World Finance, a London-based magazine.

[6] MM www.irrawaddy.com · 2016-12-16 · 75% match

KBZ Bank, Army-Owned Companies are Tops on Highest Taxpayer List

RANGOON — For the fifth year in a row, Kanbawza (KBZ) Bank topped the list of the 50 highest income tax payers in Burma, according to the latest tax data published by the finance ministry’s Internal Revenue Department.

[7] MM www.irrawaddy.com · 2016-11-29 · 75% match

KBZ Bank Launches New High-Interest Account to Attract Savers

RANGOON — KBZ Bank will launch a new recurring deposit product in local bank branches starting from Dec. 1, said U Soe Tin Maung Zaw, the bank’s general manager.

[8] MM www.irrawaddy.com · 2016-12-21 · 75% match

KBZ and Kasikorn Banks Introduce Remittance Services

RANGOON — Burma’s Kanbawza Bank (KBZ) signed a memorandum of understanding with Thailand’s Kasikorn Bank in Rangoon on Wednesday to introduce remittance services for migrant workers in both countries.

[9] MM www.irrawaddy.com · 2018-09-28 · 75% match

KBZ Bank to Finance Restoration of the Secretariat

YANGON — One of Myanmar’s largest private banks, KBZ, announced that it would finance the entire restoration of the Secretariat, one of the most prominent historic and colonial architecturally significant buildings in Yangon.

[10] MM www.irrawaddy.com · 2021-01-05 · 75% match

KBZ Bank Patron Receives Myanmar’s Highest Honor for Services to Country

YANGON—U Aung Ko Win, patron of Kanbawza Bank (KBZ), Myanmar’s largest private bank, on Monday received the Thayay Sithu Medal, a class of the honorary title Pyidaungsu Sithu Thingaha, the highest decoration bestowed by the Union government for servi

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