Corporate tax law changes worry businesses Following the supposed changes to value-added consumption tax, the MoF tackled national CIT with a tendentious change to the current level of debt over equity ratio, which is commonly […]
Suu Kyi’s fading allure repels foreign investors Soe Lin Htat sold his wife’s jewelry and a condominium to keep his media and marketing business afloat before Myanmar started to open to foreign investment. — Asia […]
Vietnam plans to sell Vinamilk shares at 154,000 dong each: gov’t The Vietnamese government plans to sell 3.33 percent of its Vinamilk shares at 154,000 dong ($6.78) each, higher than the previous estimate, according to […]
MIC issues 13 new business permits in August, including one for beer The Myanmar Investment Commission (MIC) has approved the issuance of 13 permits, including one for a beer joint venture in Mandalay. — Myanmar […]
Foreign-owned Property Market in HCMC Non-existent Unclear and overly-complicated procedures and regulations are resulting in a glut of unsold and/ or unoccupied high-end apartments and condominiums, and a dearth of property within the price range […]
Attempts by the Vietnam government to stimulate the foreign-owned property market in Ho Chi Minh City (HCMC) have proved to be a dismal failure. Unclear and overly-complicated procedures and regulations are resulting in a glut […]
Examining the Companies Act THE draft Companies Act, which is currently discussed by Amyotha Hluttaw, will introduce significant changes in the legal definition of foreign companies, the registration process and capital structures. Notably, foreign firms […]
Vietnam says violations found at central bank in war on graft Vietnam has found faults with the central State Bank of Vietnam, including poor supervision of credit organizations and inefficiency in preventing corruption, the government […]
Local businesspeople, government officials hope to promote ‘Made in Myanmar’ designation Economic experts and business leaders held a panel discussion on Saturday to discuss ways to affix local export products with a “Made in Myanmar” […]
Tens of trillions of dong of state capital nearly lost in equitization According to Tran Dinh Thien, the number of SOEs has decreased significantly over the last 15 years of restructuring, from 6,000 in 2001 […]
Myanmar interior minister claims Arakan Rohingya militants have “territorial ambitions” The August 25 attacks on 30 police stations and an army base in Myanmar’s Rakhine state is a clear indication that the Arakan Rohingya Salvation […]
Prime Minister calls on Gov’t to cut business fees “Many enterprises reported that it takes great efforts to manufacture products but procedures to consume and export these products are more complicated. Some say that raising […]