Myanmar Companies Law 2017 – the changes, and how these help your company.
We have received many calls from companies seeking more information on the changes that came into effect in August of this year, via the Myanmar Companies Law. Here is an…
Banks from overseas are now allowed to offer financial services for exports and imports.
The Central Bank of Myanmar (CBM) has now, as predicted, authorised overseas banks operating in Myanmar to offer facilities for exports AND imports. Previously, it was only the Myanmar Banks…
Myanmar: New law arriving for Trademarks and IP protection. You must act to protect & register your trademarks.
This may be the most important blog we have ever written. Action is required by your company to protect trademarks even if already declared. If not your responsibility please share…
Myanmar – 100 percent foreign ownership now permitted for projects in the education sector.
Overseas investors can now create a 100% holding company to finance a new enterprise for the education sector in Myanmar. A recent Notification from The Myanmar Investment Commission, MIC, has…
Positive changes arising from the Myanmar Investment Law and the Myanmar Investment Rules.
Attention from local and overseas companies continues to grow with all eyes on the rule changes applying to companies operating in Myanmar. The changes are within the Myanmar Investment Law…
Changes in the Myanmar Companies Law
The National Assembly has passed the Myanmar Companies Law (the “Law”). After extensive debate on various aspects of this long awaited Myanmar corporate reform the Law is finally here, pending…
International Labour Organization (ILO) publishes guide on Myanmar laws for labour and employment
Considerable work amalgamating many documents is now complete within a publication by the ILO for companies, employees and Government departments, offering guidance on regulations relating to employment law in Myanmar…
Unison Collaborative choose FocusCore to help set up a joint venture in Myanmar.
Products from Unison Collaborative are now available via a local source in Myanmar. FocusCore was chosen to help Unison Collaborative setup a joint venture in Myanmar for the import and…
First foreign charitable school in Myanmar to achieve NGO status. FocusCore chosen to obtain licences and Government approvals.
WE DIT IT! Some time ago FocusCore received a call asking for help to obtain administrative licences and Government Approvals, to allow a new school to open in Mandalay. The…
Myanmar trading volumes reaches new records with the European Union.
The European Union operates a Generalised System of Preferences (GSP) facility. This is granted unilaterally to developing countries. This translates into special tariffs that has seen value of exports to…