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FastGo brings ride-hailing services to Myanmar

Vietnamese firm FastGo has launched its ride-hailing, delivery and catering services in Myanmar as part of a strategy to grow its business in 2019. A report by The Saigon Times says the company intends to attract two million users and 100,000 driver-partners this year in Myanmar’s major cities and provinces. In the coming years, FastGo is expected to form partnerships in Myanmar and Vietnam to help make its services and products more popular. In October 2018, FastGo announced its plans to enter Myanmar
January 4, 2019 Read time: 1 min
Vietnamese firm FastGo has launched its ride-hailing, delivery and catering services in Myanmar as part of a strategy to grow its business in 2019.

A report by %$Linker: 2 External <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-16"?><dictionary /> 0 0 0 link-external The Saigon Times false https://english.thesaigontimes.vn/65202/vietnams-fastgo-makes-debut-in-myanmar.html false false%> says the company intends to attract two million users and 100,000 driver-partners this year in Myanmar’s major cities and provinces.

In the coming years, FastGo is expected to form partnerships in Myanmar and Vietnam to help make its services and products more popular.

In October 2018, FastGo announced its %$Linker: 2 External <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-16"?><dictionary /> 0 0 0 link-external plans false http://www.itsinternational.com/categories/utc/news/fastgo-to-bring-ride-hailing-service-to-indonesia-and-myanmar/ false false%> to enter Myanmar and Indonesia.

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