Now that the Kyat is freely floated, it should be possible to hire freelance people in Myanmar, right? Or am I missing something.

Currently if I need to hire Burmese translators, they are located everywhere but Myanmar. And they charge at a rate equivalent to $150 USD a day. In the past, it didn't make sense to hire people in Burma because if I wired them funds, it would be converted at the official rate. But now, isn't it possible to wire funds directly to people?

Is there some technical/practical obstacle to this?

On the practical side, it seems there are no online job boards or classifieds ads or papers with jobs sections. What's that about? Are foreign entities not allowed to hire Burmese people directly (freelance).

If I was to open a company in Myanmar, how would I go about hiring English speaking staff?

Thanks for any advice, and apologies for my ignorance.

CDB

Advertise in the newspaper.

Now you can wire $$ from selected oversea countries.