Myanmar

Myanmar Banks Association No. 2 Sibin New Road Yanking Township Myanmar Tel: 095 01 559487 / 095 01 584146/ 095 01 559506 Fax: 095 01 559487 / 095 01 584146 Email: mba.mib@mptmail.com.mm Mr U Than Nyein, Chairman Mr U Khin Maung Aye, Secretary General Mr U Khin Maung Yi, Chief Executive Officer and Liaison Officer

The Myanmar Institute of Banking (MIB) inaugurated the Diploma of Banking Evening Course in Yangon on 16 November 2009.

This Evening Diploma Course is to facilitate bank officers and others interested in banking, who cannot spare time during their working hours to further advance their knowledge in banking. The duration of the course is two years. The inauguration took place in the MIB. It was officiated by H.E Minister of Finance and Revenue.

Myanmar Institute of Banking (MIB) has been conducting joint training programmes with the Yangon Institute of Economics (YIE) to award diplomas in Banking (DB) since 2007. The first graduation ceremony for forty five diploma holders took place on 8 March 2009 at the eighty seven years old Yangon University (YU) convocation hall, the oldest convocation hall in Myanmar.

The second batch of fifty eight students from Yangon as well as the first batch of thirty eight students from Mandalay just completed their diploma in Banking on 25 September 2009.

The third and second batch of students in Yangon and Mandalay respectively will commence their diploma course on 12 October 2009.