METRO showcase diverse products range and innovative solutions at FHMM 2019

AT the sixth Food & Hotel Myan-mar (FHMM) 2019 held from 5 to 7 June at the Myanmar Expo in Yangon, METRO Wholesale My-anmar engaged with thousands of  trade  visitors.  METRO  was  the  lead  exhibitor  of  the  trade  event  drawing  representatives  from hotels, restaurants and ca-terers  as  well  as  independent  traders to its booth to show case its diverse product range and in-novative one-stop-shop solution that is unique to Myanmar.
Visa sees growth in digital payments in Myanmar as usage and acceptance points expand
VISA, the world’s leader in dig-ital  payments,  announced  the  people of Myanmar continue to embrace digital payments with increased  consumer  spending  and  more  merchants  accept-ing digital payments across the country.
Trade Remedy
Majority of the people think of WTO as an organization aim-ing  for  Free  Trade.  However,  one should note that Free Trade is not always Fair Trade. Quot-ing  directly  from  its  website  WTO  say  it  is  the  only  inter-national  organization  dealing  with the global rules of trade. Its main function is to ensure that trade  flows  as  smoothly,  pre-dictably and freely as possible.
China’s South, Southeast Asia commodity expo aims to ink $86 bln
A press conference on the 2019 South and Southeast Asia Com-modity  Expo  and  Investment  Fair  (SSACEIF)  was  held  at  Haigeng  Convention  Center  in  Kunming,  China,  at  9  am  local  standard time.
Lack of healthcare must not lead to waste of human capital
The Ministry of Health and Sports has sought ways for providing more effective healthcare services in Leshi, Lahe, and Nanyun townships in the Naga Self-Administered Zone of Sagaing Region, with extended undertakings covering vaccination, nutrition, maternal and child health, hygiene, school health, and environmental cleanliness.
Reducing occupational hazards in mining in Myanmar
News on unfortunate fatalities of workers suddenly creeps in at some mine accidents that occurred in many places such as that of Phakant jade mine; that of Thabeikkyin gold mine; that of Ohnchaw of Patheingyi rock mine; and that of Kalewa coal mine leaving sad stories and loss of lives. It happened over a short span of time.
Agro exports up $247 mln in Oct-May
Myanmar’s exports of agricultural products from 1 October to 31 May in the current fiscal year crossed US$2.3 billion from $2.09 billion in the corresponding period of the 2017-2018FY, according to trade figures released by the Ministry of Commerce.