Japan's Taiyo Life buys 35% stake in Myanmar insurer

$7m deal grants early entry into market ripe for growth

20190821N Myanmar street vendor REUTERS

Myanmar's life insurance market makes up less than 0.2% of the economy, creating a wide margin for growth. © Reuters

SHUNSUKE USHIGOME, Nikkei staff writer

TOKYO -- Japanese provider Taiyo Life Insurance will acquire 35% of Myanmar's Capital Life Insurance, a deal that creates an early foothold in a growth market.

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