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	The other two are Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi and Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation.</div>
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	OCBC said in a release that it received the final regulatory approval from the Central Bank of Myanmar on Thursday, and will commence operations from branch in Yangon on April 23.&nbsp;</div>
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	The OCBC Yangon branch is housed in the Union Financial Centre, at the corner of Mahabandoola Road and Thein Phyu Road in Central Yangon.</div>
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	It will offer a full range of banking services to foreign companies and joint ventures, as well as domestic banks in Myanmar.</div>
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	Customers will be able to open current and savings accounts in three denominations - the Myanmar kyat, the United States dollar and the Singapore dollar - and take out loans and apply for trade and foreign exchange facilities.</div>
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	OCBC will also be among the first foreign banks to offer internet banking facilities to corporate customers in Myanmar.&nbsp;</div>
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	A total of nine banks from Singapore - including United Overseas Bank (UOB) - Malaysia, Thailand, China, Japan and Australia had been awarded provisional banking licences earlier in October last year.</div>
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3 banks get green light to open branches in Myanmar

OCBC Bank has been given the green light to open a branch in Myanmar, and it will be one of the first three foreign banks to enter the fast-emerging market.