Construction activity has increased significantly in Myanmar as the country works to address gaps in transport and power infrastructure...
Myanmar Construction
Chapter | Construction & Real Estate from The Report: Myanmar 2020
Foreign companies are showing interest in Myanmar’s geostrategic location, abundant natural resources and youthful population. A focus on following international best business practices and reducing the informal economy, paired with an annual GDP growth forecast at around 6% in the coming years, is setting Myanmar on a path to catch up with some regional peers.
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Articles & Analysis | Emerging markets strive to solve housing deficits amid rising urbanisation from The Report: Myanmar 2020
Urbanisation is a mega-trend redefining contemporary life in both developed and emerging markets across the world. This mass rural-to-urban movement of people and expansion of cities to absorb formerly isolated villages is a relatively recent phenomenon, at least in the developing world.
Articles & Analysis | Credit extended to Myanmar's real estate sector surges as financial flexibility increases from The Report: Myanmar 2020
In January 2019 the Central Bank of Myanmar (CBM) gave the green light for banks to raise the share of home loans in their portfolios to 5% of the total and to extend debt instrument maturities beyond the previous limit of three years. The move saw credit extended to the real estate sector surge by 200% in the first quarter, albeit from a...
Articles & Analysis | China's Belt and Road Initiative energises construction activity globally from The Report: Myanmar 2020
From 206 BCE to 220 CE, China’s Han dynasty fostered a booming trade industry in silk, a precious commodity in high demand among the elites of the Mediterranean. The Silk Road was the name given to the network of trade routes connecting the East and West at the time. Later, spices and other precious cargo would be traded using the system,...
Interviews & Viewpoints | Stephen Suen, Chairman, Marga Group: Interview from The Report: Myanmar 2020
How would you evaluate the current supply-anddemand ratio of residential real estate in Yangon?
Articles & Analysis | Investment from China spurs large-scale construction in Myanmar from The Report: Myanmar 2020
Mandalay is booming on the back of rising international investment and government efforts to foster the northern city as an engine of national growth. Local officials expect the economy to grow by 8.1% in 2019, outpacing national GDP growth of 6.1% and the city’s 2018 growth rate of 7.2%, the regional chief minister, U Zaw Myint Maung, told...