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11-May-18 Alibaba has bought Pakistani e-commerce firm Daraz, as it looks to increase its presence in South Asia. Daraz, founded in 2012, is backed by tech incubator Rocket Internet and operates in Bangladesh, Myanmar, Sri Lanka, Nepal and Pakistan. [image: Shutterstock / Retail In Asia]
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30-Mar-18 Malaysia expects to generate hospital revenue of MYR2.8 bn (USD725 mn) by 2020, with target markets in Indonesia, Myanmar, China and Vietnam. In 2017 hospital revenue from one million healthcare travellers was was MYR1.3 bn (USD337 mn). [image: New Straits Times]
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06-Feb-18 Myanmar is stepping up efforts to draw investment into its healthcare sector in an effort to reduce the 80% out-of-pocket spending through insurance investments, and also to launch 10 new hospitals a year funded by international investors. [image: Zarni Phyo / The Myanmar Times]
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31-Jan-18 At the Myanmar Phar-Med and Dental conference, global medical suppliers from China, France, Turkey, Thailand and more, vied for a chance to gain a foothold in the untapped Myanmar market as growth in the country continues to increase. [image: Shutterstock / Tooykrub]
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24-Jan-18 Thonburi Healthcare Group, Thailand’s top-performing health stock in 2017, will open a USD75 mn, 200-bed hospital in Myanmar in June 2018 as part of a USD253 mn investment to expand services in Thailand and Southeast Asia. [image: Bloomberg]
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