Declaration of a one year state of emergency effective 1 February 2021
In the early morning of 1 February 2021, the Tatmadaw, Myanmar’s military forces, detained State Counsellor Daw Aung San Suu Kyi, President U... Read More
Myanmar: Further Update on Workplace Inspections During COVID-19
On 3 May 2020, the Ministry of Labour, Immigration and Population (“MLIP”) announced that certain types of essential businesses, public services and... Read More
Myanmar’s COVID-19 Economic Relief Plan
In an effort to meet the current exigencies faced by Myanmar as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, the Myanmar Government had,... Read More
First 2020 issue of Norway-Asia Business Review published
The first 2020 issue of Norway-Asia Business Review was released on Thursday, 20 February 2020. This issue is a review of the... Read More
Myanmar Introduces Mandatory Disclosure of Beneficial Ownership of Companies
On 15 November 2019, Myanmar’s Directorate of Investment and Company Administration (“DICA”) issued a directive mandating the disclosure of beneficial ownership of... Read More
Update on the Union Tax Law 2019
On 24 September 2019, Pyidaungsu Hluttaw (i.e., the Union Parliament) passed the Union Tax Law 2019 (“UTL 2019”). The UTL 2019 came... Read More
DICA and MCRB Launch Myanmar Workplace Culture Guide
Myanmar Centre for Responsible Business (MCRB), the Myanmar Ministry of Investment and Foreign Economic Relations (MIFER) and Directorate of Investment and Company... Read More
Statement from European investors in Myanmar on the internet shutdown in Northern Rakhine
As a business support organisation representing responsible Norwegian investors, we as well as other European Chambers of Commerce in Myanmar, are concerned... Read More