Happy Full Moon Day of Waso 2020!
Happy Full Moon Day of Waso 2020!
03 Monday Aug 2020
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MOPFI Shortlist Five Companies for Public-Private Steel Plant Joint Venture
31 Friday Jul 2020
The Ministry of Planning, Finance and Industry (MoPFI) shortlisted five companies to apply to form a joint venture with state-owned No.1 Steel Plant (Myingyan). The steel mill, located in the Mandalay Region, temporarily suspended operations owing to mounting losses and an estimated K225 billion is needed to restart the plant. Read More…
Happy Eid Al Adha Day 2020
31 Friday Jul 2020
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Happy Eid Al Adha Day 2020
Important Legal Developments amid Covid-19: New Insolvency Law and Industrial Zone Law
14 Tuesday Jul 2020
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Recording of the talk is available here.
On 9 July 2020, Julia Charlton spoke at a webinar organised by the Myanmar-Hong Kong Chamber of Commerce and Industry on important legal developments in Myanmar amid COVID-19. Julia provided an update on how labour-intensive industries are coping, focusing on factory reopenings and implications for employees, in addition to the extent of government relief measures and the general position in terms of investment in Myanmar, cross border and regional trade, e-commerce and external financial support and the business environment. Julia then went on to discuss two major regulatory reforms aimed at enhancing the investment environment: the implementation of Myanmar’s new Insolvency law and the new Industrial Zone Law.
This followed on from the Chamber’s recent webinar at which Julia spoke on the impact of COVID-19 on labour-intensive industries in Myanmar. Read More
Myanmar’s New Industrial Zone Law
14 Tuesday Jul 2020
Posted in Myanmar Law Updates, Uncategorized
On 26 May 2020, the Industrial Zone Law was enacted by the Pyidaungsu Hluttaw, Myanmar’s highest legislature, aiming to promote industrialisation, create job opportunities through the establishment of industrial zones, attract foreign investment and increase the value of products based on domestic raw materials. Read More
COVID-19 and Labour-intensive Industry in Myanmar
18 Monday May 2020
On 8 May 2020, Julia Charlton spoke at a webinar on COVID-19 and the impact on labour-intensive industry in Myanmar, organised by the India Myanmar Chamber of Commerce and Myanmar Hong Kong Chamber of Commerce and Industry. Please find the speech below and a link to watch the webinar here. Read More
COVID-19 Pandemics’ Impact on Labor-Intensive Industry in Myanmar
04 Monday May 2020
Sweeping Changes to Myanmar’s Insolvency Law Regime
28 Tuesday Apr 2020
Posted in Myanmar Law Updates, Uncategorized
On 14 February 2020, Myanmar passed the Insolvency Law 2020, which came into effect on 25 March 2020. The new Insolvency Law replaces the Yangon Insolvency Act 1909 and the Myanmar Insolvency Act 1920, addressing both corporate and personal insolvency and modernises the insolvency regime. Read More
Happy Thingyan 2020
14 Tuesday Apr 2020
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Happy Thingyan 2020
COVID-19: Myanmar Relief Measures
14 Tuesday Apr 2020
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The Myanmar Government took action to mitigate the impact of COVID-19 on the Myanmar economy on 18 March 2020, as set out in Notification No. 1/2020. Read More.
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