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As Chinese foreign direct investment increases, which sectors of Myanmar’s economy stand to benefit most in the short to medium term?

 

Considered to be the last frontier market in Southeast Asia, Myanmar remains focused on creating the right set of conditions to attract and facilitate foreign investment to spur economic development. Following decades of military rule that maintained a socialist and centrally planned economic model, cutting off access to the world’s financial...

 

Offering a range of attractive investor incentives, Myanmar’s special economic zones (SEZs) hold significant potential to attract new foreign direct investment (FDI), support industrialisation and manufacturing activities, and boost employment and export receipts. The country’s sole operational facility, the Thilawa SEZ, has already become a...

 

Which features make Mandalay stand out as an attractive investment destination?

 

Currency depreciation continues to challenge macroeconomic growth in Myanmar, with the kyat losing more than 65% of its value against the US dollar between 2014 and 2018, straining import-dependent manufacturers and causing inflation to spike. More recently, the kyat lost 18% of its value against the US dollar between April and August 2018....

 

Myanmar’s capital market has developed steadily in recent years. The Yangon Stock Exchange (YSX) welcomed its first initial public offering (IPO) in January 2018, three years after its inception, amid renewed efforts to encourage a growing base of eligible companies to list. As is the case with many young exchanges, the YSX is small and...

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