Myanmar plans alternative market to jump-start stock exchange

New platform seen as springboard for companies looking to go public

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Only five companies are listed on the moribund Yangon Stock Exchange since it opened in 2016. (Photo by Yuichi Nitta)

YUICHI NITTA, Nikkei staff writer

YANGON -- Myanmar's securities regulator and the Yangon Stock Exchange are planning to establish an alternative market where investors can trade shares of unlisted companies, the Nikkei Asian Review has learned.

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