With the aim to establish better trade facilitation, especially with fellow ASEAN member countries, the 25th Meeting of the Coordinating Committee on Customs kicked off in Yangon on Tuesday.
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Myanmar online shopping has become more popular than ever as internet and mobile penetration picks up in previous years.

British Prime Minister Theresa May is promising to ease access to the UK for Indian business travellers during a visit to talk about trade. Paul Chapman from Reuters reports.

The 2nd joint meeting between Chinese International Economic Cooperation Association (CIECA) and Republic of the Union of Myanmar Federation of Chambers of Commerce and Industry (UMFCCI) was held in Yangon, Wednesday.

The Myanmar Investment Commission (MIC) authorized foreign investments worth over 1.3 billion USD last week; the biggest permitted foreign investments so far this fiscal year.

Cuba's 34th annual International Trade Fair of Havana opened on Monday bringing together some 4,500 entrepreneurs from 75 nations around the world.

A total of 17 countries involving 73 companies have been permitted to invest in Myanmar's Thilawa Special Economic Zone (SEZ), official quoted at the ground breaking ceremony of Alidac Healthcare (Myanmar) company limited.

Young entrepreneurs claimed for the development of banking system so as to have easy access for financial resource at Myanmar Entrepreneurship Summit 2016 in Nay Pyi Taw on Saturday.
Chinese President Xi Jinping and visiting Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte oversaw the signing of a series of bilateral agreements between the two countries on Thursday.
A business delegation led by Chairman of Aberdeen International Associates (AIA) Gordon Mclntosh is now in Myanmar to identify areas where British expertise and experience can help, for the development of offshore oil and gas sector.