Lower rents are lifting occupancy levels in the Yangon office market but political uncertainty is deterring new entrants, according to a report by a new property consultancy. Since 2016 the slow pace of economic reforms and the Rakhine refugee crisis have caused business optimism to “trail off”, Picon Deed Property Consultants says. The slowdown hit […]
Colliers Property Report – Yangon Office Market H2 2015
Research & Forecast Report Yangon | Office Market H2 2015 Market Indicators Yangon office stock ended at over 230,000 sq m of leasable space in 2015, more than twice the previous year. The pipeline remains healthy with more than 100,000 sq m of office space to be introduced annually in the next three years. The […]
Yangon hotel market continues to boom
The social and economic reforms that began in Myanmar in 2011 have allowed tourism to flourish in the country. In the former capital city and still the commercial hub, Yangon, international arrivals grew 46% from 550,000 in 2012 to just over 800,000 in 2013. The number of arrivals in Yangon remains relatively small compared with […]