IGE Group of Companies
Native name | အိုင်ဂျီအီး ကုမ္ပဏီအုပ်စု |
|---|---|
| Company type | Limited company |
| Industry | Timber, Oil & Gas, Electricity, Banking, Hotels, Telecommunications, Construction |
| Founded | 1994 |
| Headquarters | , |
| Owner | Nay Aung Pyi Aung |
Number of employees | 3,000 |
| Subsidiaries | Aung Yee Phyo Company UNOG Company United Amara Bank |
IGE Group of Companies (Burmese: အိုင်ဂျီအီး ကုမ္ပဏီအုပ်စု) is one of Myanmar's 5 largest conglomerates, possessing 8 subsidiaries that employ 3,000 people.[1] IGE also possesses Myanmar's second largest timber trading company.[2] It also exports Burmese rice.[2] IGE Group of Companies was established in 1994 in Burma, and registered in Singapore in 2001.[2] The company is also active in the country's oil and gas sector.[2] In 2007, IGE earned over US$75 million in revenues.[1] The company was previously subjected to economic sanctions by the United States government, because of its ties to the State Peace and Development Council, the former military junta.[3]
It is owned by Nay Aung, the son of Aung Thaung, a politician and former military general.[4]
Subsidiaries
- Aung Yee Phyo Company
- The Amara Hotel
- Grand Amara Hotel
- FCGC Co.,Ltd
- Amara Communications
- UNOG Trading[5]
- UNOG Company
- United Amara Bank[6]
References
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- ^ a b c d "BURMA: INDUSTRY MINISTER'S FAMILY BENEFITS FROM CONNECTIONS". Embassy of the United States, Rangoon. Retrieved 11 July 2015.
- ^ Schectman, Joel (31 October 2014). "New Blacklisting Shows Myanmar Business Perilous". Wall Street Journal. Archived from the original on November 8, 2014. Retrieved 11 July 2015.
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