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Dr. Aye Aye San, CEO, Victoria Hospital; and General Secretary, Myanmar Private Hospitals Association (MPHA) : Interview
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Interview:Dr. Aye Aye San What measures could attract a higher number of specialist doctors to private sector hospitals? DR. AYE AYE SAN: The current situation of Myanmar’s health care sector is a reflection of the country’s current stage of development. It lacks adequate funding, it has the lowest ratio of beds per capita of the ASEAN countries – currently less than one bed per 1000…
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Daw Sandar Oo, Managing Director, Myanma Insurance; and Chairperson, Myanmar Insurance Association: Interview
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Interview:Daw Sandar Oo What structural changes can we expect to see resulting from a liberalised market? DAW SANDAR OO: The regulator’s objective is to create healthy competition for all parties, ultimately benefiting the Myanmar people. With a liberalised insurance market, the choice of products increases and policy prices decrease. At the same time, the regulator is focusing on the sustainability…
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U Than Myint, Minister of Commerce: Interview
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Interview:U Than Myint What impact do you foresee the National Export Strategy (NES) having on the trade deficit? THAN MYINT: The NES will effectively support the main objectives of the nation, namely poverty alleviation, rural development, broad-based income growth and sustainable export-led growth. The Ministry of Commerce (MoC) has been developing the NES in cooperation with the International…
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Kamalkant Agarwal, Head of International Banking Business, Siam Commercial Bank: Interview
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Interview:Kamalkant Agarwal Two decades after the Asian financial crisis, is the ASEAN banking sector prepared for future shocks? KAMALKANT AGARWAL: In the aftermath, the financial systems of affected countries were reformed. As a direct consequence, today they have floating exchange rates, less reliance on short-term foreign currency debt and much more transparent financial systems which,…
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Neil Emerson, Senior Vice-President and Managing Director for the Asia-Pacific Region, Diebold Nixdorf: Interview
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Interview:Neil Emerson How is ATM usage developing in Myanmar? NEIL EMERSON: Some 85% of the world still uses cash, and as a growing economy Myanmar needs cash to function properly as well. As of end-2016 there were approximately 2500 ATMs installed in the country, and RBR has forecast that the installed base of ATMs over 2017-22 will have a compound annual growth rate of 13%. The usage of…
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U Htun Myint Naing, Chairman, Asia World: Interview
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Interview:U Htun Myint Naing How will the expansion of Yangon International Airport (YIA) benefit the tourism sector and encourage international airlines to add new routes? U HTUN MYINT NAING: This is an exciting time for the aviation industry in tandem with the country’s ongoing economic expansion and the liberalisation of government policies. Passenger numbers have more than tripled from…
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Jean Michel Romon, Managing Director, Balloons over Bagan : Interview
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Interview:Jean Michel Romon With an increase in national income and higher living standards, in what ways do you see domestic tourism shaping the future of the sector as a whole? JEAN MICHEL ROMON: When you break down tourist arrivals in Myanmar, you will notice that there have not been significant variations in the number of foreign arrivals since the country opened up in 2011 and 2012. Since…
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Daw Moe Moe Lwin, Director, Yangon Heritage Trust: Interview
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Daw Moe Moe Lwin: Interview How would you assess the interest of foreign investors in preserving Yangon’s heritage buildings? DAW MOE MOE LWIN: Yangon has multiple buildings identified as being historically valuable and part of the country’s architectural and cultural heritage. Following the opening up of the economy in 2011, investors were very keen to invest in Myanmar, and several companies…
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Viewpoint from Xi Jinping
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Viewpoint:Xi Jinping From a historical perspective, economic globalisation resulted from growing social productivity, and is a natural outcome of scientific and technological progress, not something created by any individual or country. Economic globalisation has powered global growth and facilitated the movement of goods and capital, advances in science, technology, civilisation and interactions…
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Daw Moe Moe Lwin, Director, Yangon Heritage Trust: Viewpoint
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Viewpoint:Daw Moe Moe Lwin On March 30, 2016 the National League for Democracy (NLD) took over the responsibilities of the government with a clear mandate given by the people in the multi-party general elections held in November 2015. Accordingly, we have a bounden duty to be accountable to the people. The respective ministries at both the union and the state levels have shared with the people…