Myanmar Allows Foreign Companies, Joint Ventures to Export Certain Goods, Including Rice
Myanmar issued a notice June 6 that it will now allow foreign and joint venture companies to export certain foods and commodities, according to a report in the Yangon-based Myanmar Times. “Foreign companies with recommendations from relevant ministries [that] can…
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buy the commodities from local producers will be issued licenses to export the goods,” the report said. Items authorized for export include rice, meat and fish, value-added crops, pulp and paper, seeds, refined metals, semi-finished or finished fruit products and wood-based furniture, the report said. “Notably, foreign companies in Myanmar will be allowed to export value-added rice and broken rice as well as beans, pulses and corn,” it said.