Data Privacy in Myanmar
November 19, 2020
This article by William Greenlee of DFDL sets out the data protection regulatory framework in Myanmar and its recent developments, and concludes with some reflections on the current significant shifts in global data protection standards …
Links between environmental destruction and corruption risk in Southeast Asia
October 15, 2017
Corporate investigators need only work in corruption and fraud cases in Southeast Asia for a short while before noticing a correlation as clear as it is unsurprising …
Robin Scott, City Mart
August 31, 2017
Robin Scott discusses his transition to an in-house role in one of the world’s most exciting frontier economies …
Myanmar – Microfinance institutions and their obligations under the 2016 notifications
August 31, 2017
Further clarification is required on the implementation, scope and reach of these Notifications and the extent of their interaction with applicable laws …
Dentons expands into Myanmar
June 1, 2017
Dentons, already the world’s largest law firm, has expanded its Southeast Asia presence with the addition of a new office in Yangon …
Tread carefully in post-sanctions Myanmar
January 4, 2017
On October 7, 2016, the US ended its Myanmar sanctions programme. As a result, interest in investing in Myanmar is back on the rise, and with it the search for local partners….
BLP opens in Myanmar
January 22, 2016
Last week, law firm Berwin Leighton Paisner (BLP) announced it would be opening an office in Myanmar. …
Myanmar Opened its Broadcasting and TV Market
October 30, 2015
The Broadcasting Law 2015 opens commercial licenses for TV or radio for bidding under an independent supervisory authority. This offers wide opportunities to investors from broadcasting infrastructures to broadcasting services.
Foreign Banks Allowed to Operate in Myanmar
June 9, 2015
After more than 50 years of banning, the Central Bank of Myanmar has issued the first final licenses allowing four foreign banks to operate in Myanmar.
Myanmar insurance update
December 3, 2014
Clyde & Co partner Michael Horn recently visited Myanmar’s commercial capital Yangon and reports on the current state of the insurance market…
Full steam ahead in the Mekong Region: a look at projects in the pipeline
July 8, 2013
In this month’s edition of ASIAN-MENA COUNSEL, we provide you with a Mekong Region Update. Industry experts from Gide Loyrette Nouel offer up a comprehensive overview on the current status of infrastructure in these largely underdeveloped countries bound together by the Mekong River. We learn that some of these countries are seeing sweeping economic and legal changes and here we discover how this has impacted the landscape in terms of foreign investment and new projects in the pipeline.