Nearly 20,000 files from Innwa Bank, which is owned by the Myanmar Economic Corporation (MEC) and is used to pay salaries and transfer funds for military officers and units, and military controlled businesses.
See Justice For Myanmar's analysis for more information.
Research
- Birmanie: Innwa, la banque proche de la junte qui échappe aux sanctions (RFI)
- Det enkleste ville nok være å trekke seg helt ut (Bistandsaktuelt)
- Yoma Bank providing services to Myanmar military telco, Mytel (Justice for Myanmar)
- နိုင်ငံခြားဘဏ်တချို့ စစ်ကောင်စီရဲ့ အင်း၀ဘဏ်နဲ့ အလုပ်ဆက်လုပ်နေ (Radio Free Asia)
- ANZ, UOB and BIDV transacting with Myanmar military’s Innwa Bank despite sanctions (Mizzima)
- Big banks face scrutiny over business with Myanmar lender (Al Jazeera)
- ANZ ‘a sanctions-buster’ for foreign business in Myanmar (The Australian)
- Leaked records from Myanmar military conglomerate-owned bank reveal international transactions (Myanmar Now)
- ANZ, UOB among international banks transacting with Myanmar military owned Innwa Bank (Justice for Myanmar)
- ANZ, UOB and BIDV transacting with Myanmar military controlled Innwa Bank after sanctions (Justice for Myanmar)
- ANZ faces further pressure over Myanmar ties (Newsroom)
Aftermath
- ANZ set to pull out of pariah state Myanmar after facing 'increasing operational complexity' (ABC)
- ANZ to seek approval to cease operations in Myanmar by early 2023 (ANZ press release)
- JFM cautiously welcomes ANZ exit and calls for responsible disengagement (Justice for Myanmar)
- Australia under pressure to sanction Myanmar military after Amnesty International report and leaked ANZ Bank transactions (ABC)