As Myanmar’s farmed fish is now allowed for exporting to the European Union, breeders are preparing to follow requirements to ensure Myanmar fishery products meet the regulations of importing countries, including the European Union (EU), according to the Myanmar Fisheries Federation (MFF). To ensure the safety of all food, the European market requires suppliers to have Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Points (HACCP) and Good Aquaculture Practice (GAqP) certificates. Myanmar has only a small number of entrepreneurs who hold those certificates, so, fish breeders are preparing for this.

Although the Yangon automotive market remains busy, particularly with Suzuki Ertiga cars assembled locally in Myanmar, new imported cars are not selling very well.

WITH the global gold price dip-ping,  the  price  of  the  yellow  metal in the domestic market is likely to remain on the low side, said U Ohn Myaing, Gen-eral Secretary, Myanmar Gold Entrepreneurs Association.

If the strategically important Kyaukpyu deep sea port in Rakhine State is developed systematically, it will help the country’s trade sector grow, said Mr Hong Liang, the Chinese Ambassador to Myanmar.