The first-ever Myanmar Business Environment Index provides a tool for Myanmar government, businesses, investors, and the public to better understand the strengths and weaknesses of local economic governance in Myanmar. First pioneered by The Asia Foundation in Vietnam over a decade ago, and adapted to the Myanmar context in partnership with Duke University’s Development […]
Authorities aim to strengthen investment facilitation in related ministries
May 10, 2019 by
The Ministry of Investment and Foreign Economic Relations has pledged to strengthen investment facilitation in related ministries. Speaking at a training workshop in Nay Pyi Taw, U Aung Naing Oo, the ministry’s permanent secretary, stressed the importance of investment facilitation and the role of all investment-facing government agencies in the process. “Investment promotion and facilitation […]
Dirt-poor Chin State hidden gem for investors
November 22, 2017 by
THE regional government in Chin State, together with the Directorate of Investment and Company Administration (DICA) and a UK-funded initiative, hailed Chin as a hidden gem overlooked by domestic and international investors. Renewable energy, tourism, agribusiness, weaving and urban development are pitched as key areas for development. Chin State, the least developed among Myanmar’s 14 […]
Nationwide survey launched to draft business environment index
July 25, 2017 by
The San Francisco-headquartered Asia Foundation (TAF) and the UK-funded DaNa Facility have launched a three-year nationwide program to improve sub-national business environment. The program is funded by the UK Department for International Development (DFID) and implemented by DAI Europe, a London-based international development company. DFID provided £25 million (K43.9 billion) to fund DaNa, which supports […]
