Considered by many as the last economic frontier, Myanmar has been the object of much investor interest, especially following further liberalisation of its foreign investment regime through the passage of the Myanmar Foreign Investment Law in 2012. As of October 2014, Myanmar registered an estimated $40.16bn of foreign direct investment (FDI) and has permitted foreign...
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Articles & Analysis | Rules and regulations are further opening the economy from The Report: Myanmar 2015
Interviews & Viewpoints | Cheah Swee Gim, Director, Kelvin Chia Yangon from The Report: Myanmar 2015
With the ASEAN Economic Community (AEC) nearing, how would you assess Myanmar’s legal framework in comparison to other ASEAN members?
Chapter | Legal Framework from The Report: Myanmar 2015
This chapter contains an overview of the rules and regulations surrounding business and investment in Myanmar. It also features a legal viewpoint from Cheah Swee Gim, Director, Kelvin Chia Yangon.
Over the past few years Myanmar has experienced a number of dramatic transitions that have restructured its economy, rapidly changing its unique landscape and gradually enriching the social welfare of its people. These changes have placed modern-day Myanmar back on the international investment radar and have seen the nation coined “the Last Frontier”.
Articles & Analysis | Amendments to the Commercial Agencies Law took effect in mid-2014 from The Report: Oman 2015
The Commercial Agency Law (Sultani Decree 26/1977, CAL) was enacted to provide a means for foreign principals to sell goods and services in Oman without a local presence, while providing protection to the investment made by Omani agents. Prior to the amendments, the CAL was protective of Omani agents with regards to renewal and termination of agency agreements....
Interviews & Viewpoints | Paul Sheridan, Partner, Dentons: Interview from The Report: Oman 2015
How do you assess the legislative process in Oman, and what sort of changes would encourage more participation from foreign firms?