The ‘Virtuous Circle’ of Carrot & Stick Sanctions
By WILLIAM BOOT / THE IRRAWADDY
Relaxing sanctions slowly and only in response to concrete reforms is the way forward for Burma, argue some observers, as others say they should be lifted as soon as possible.
Burma Business Roundup (Saturday, March 24) By WILLIAM BOOT / THE IRRAWADDY “Slave labor” to relocate from Thailand to Burma; new offshore Shwe gas find; Indonesian firm eyes Burmese cement factory; UK wants action on forced labor before lifting sanctions; and Dawei port “going ahead.” |
Burma Business Roundup (Saturday, March 17) By WILLIAM BOOT / THE IRRAWADDY Mon port plan faces hurdles; HK firm signs oil deal with MOGE; Malaysians urged to invest in Burma; US government offers Burma business advice; Canadians should hop on Burma bandwagon: paper |
End Near for Burma's Dual Currency Exchange By JOSEPH ALLCHIN / THE IRRAWADDY Burmese government prepares to navigate its greatest economic reform yet of reunifying the kyat and abolishing years of absurd official valuation of the currency. |
Burma Business Roundup (Saturday, March 19) By WILLIAM BOOT / THE IRRAWADDY Foreign ministers' visits indicate sanctions re-think, UN urged to resume Burmese trade, Thai-based firms may relocate west, trade restrictions “handed Burma to China” and General Electric sales plan deemed lawful. |
Chinese Trade Expo to Focus on Burma By PATRICK BOEHLER / THE IRRAWADDY Burma will be the focus of the China-Asean Trade Expo in Nanning this coming September, the vice-governor of the hosting region Guangxi says. |
Dawei Port in Doubt with Bangkok Hub Plan By WILLIAM BOOT / THE IRRAWADDY Plans for a US $50 billion oil port and industrial complex on Burma’s southeast coast at Dawei (Tavoy) are looking more uncertain after Thailand discusses domestic options. |
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Taiwanese Investors Look to Burma |
By PATRICK BOEHLER / THE IRRAWADDY |
Thai-based Taiwanese investors are currently looking toward Burma, because of its proximity and an increase in wage levels in Thailand, says a top executive. |
Burma Business Roundup (Saturday, March 3) |
By WILLIAM BOOT / THE IRRAWADDY |
Possible green light for Tavoy Coal Plant, economic donors eager to assist Burma, infrastructure problems hamper economic revival, Asean weak on rule of law and two new airports needed for swelling demand. |
Proview Seeks to Regain iPad Name |
By ELAINE KURTENBACH / AP BUSINESS WRITER |
Proview Electronics says it is now seeking to regain worldwide rights to the iPad name and is suing Apple Inc. for alleged fraud and unfair competition. |
Burma Business Roundup (Saturday, February 25) |
By WILLIAM BOOT / THE IRRAWADDY |
Myitsone dam in spotlight as Shwe Mann visits China; powerless port project in limbo; Burma the next China, says investment guru; EU sanctions to be reviewed soon; Malaysians join the queue to Burma. |
'Zay Kabar' Khin Shwe Faces Lawsuit |
By KHIN OO THAR / THE IRRAWADDY |
MP Khin Shwe, who is the chairman of Zay Kabar Company, is facing a lawsuit filed by farmers from Rangoon’s Mingaladon Township whose farmland he allegedly confiscated. |
Burma Business Roundup (Friday, February 17) |
By WILLIAM BOOT / THE IRRAWADDY |
Rangoon subway plan; Singapore seeks better conditions for investors; India eyes Tavoy port project; End dollar ban, says ex-ambassador; Asean chief fears Burma boom will bring exploitation. |
Burma Business Roundup (Monday, February 13) |
By WLLIAM BOOT / THE IRRAWADDY |
Failure of “military-crony capitalism” forced new West-leaning liberalization, foreign investors still consider Burma “extreme risk,” World Bank begins US sanctions re-think, Japan begins business protection negotiations in Naypidaw, and Burma touted as business bridge between Asean and South Asia. |
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