Yangon University of Economics Yangon University of Economics The Yangon University of Economics (formerly the Institute of Economics, Yangon; ) is the premier university of economics and business in Myanmar. Founded as the Department of Economics of Yangon University in 1924, the institute became an independent university of higher learning in 1964. The institute offers undergraduate and graduate degrees and diplomas, mostly in commerce, statistics and economics. It is also the primary business school in the country, offering full-time, executive and online MBA degrees. The institute serves over 7000 undergraduate and graduate students over its three Yangon area campuses: the main campus in Kamayut
Bago, Negros Occidental under which, a native prince by the name of Mapagic died. Another historical version is that the place got its name from a shrub called ""bago-bago"" which was then growing luxuriantly along the river banks. From the year 1575 up to the close of the 16th century, no historical account was written about the community. Bago came into the historical scene again when, at early part of the 17th century, a group of settlers settled along the banks of Bago River. The arrival of these settlers merged into a sizable village capable of self- governance. In later years, the descendants