Its fledgling insurance sector may only stretch to snake bite cover but Myanmar is set to open its doors to the big boys of global finance, and it could yet be the making of its bond market.

A dismal human rights record, banking frailty and new elections; how some dedicated private equity firms are battling against the negative news and see light at the end of the tunnel.

After Malaysia cancels high-speed rail development, the spotlight is on a major deal in Myanmar. Critics argue the port will chiefly benefit China, while costing its host country dear.

The US private equity firm has made a spirited job of its investment in a Yangoon-based, making a clean and profitable sale of the whisky brand to ThaiBev. A fillip for its fund-raising drive.

Khan Bank, KBZ, Commercial Bank and NDB Investment Bank take the plaudits as our Country Awards turn their attention to frontier markets.

Myanmar's eagerness to build up the new Yangon Stock Exchange may remind observers of what happened in three nearby markets - for better or worse.

UOB survey finds one in four Asian firms have plans to expand into Myanmar this year.

Myanmar's securities regulator wants the first stocks listed in Yangon before an imminent change of government. But will any of the six listing candidates be ready?

Myanmar’s banking sector is rudimentary. It needs to reform faster if the country is to encourage foreign capital and economic development.

Long cloistered Myanmar offers companies opportunities as it opens up its economy but bottlenecks in the award of telco licenses already highlight the challenges.