YANGON, Oct. 28 (Xinhua) — The European Union (EU)’s probable withdrawal of its Generalized Scheme of Preference (GSP) will not impact the foreign investment flow in Myanmar, the official Global New Light of Myanmar quoted an investment administration official as saying Sunday. This will be due to the fact that EU countries have never been […]
EU’s withdrawal of GSP not to affect foreign investment flow in Myanmar: official
Myanmar targets FDI from East Asia in long-term investment plan
Myanmar is gunning for more foreign direct investments (FDI) from East Asia in the next 20 years under its new Myanmar Investment Promotion Plan (MIPP), U Than Aung Kyaw, deputy director general of the Directorate of Investment and Company Administration (DICA) told The Myanmar Times at a book launch in Yangon on Thursday. Besides strengthening […]
Chinese manufacturers eye Myanmar base as trade war escalates
Myanmar stands to gain from the ongoing trade spat between China and the US, U Than Aung Kyaw, deputy director general of the Directorate of Investment and Company Administration (DICA), said yesterday. Interest to set up manufacturing and production facilities in Myanmar among the Chinese has risen ever since the US this month imposed a […]
Is country ready for full foreign investment in education?
According to the Directorate of Investment and Company Administration, Singapore, New Zealand, and Australia are interested in investing in Myanmar’s education, with Singapore having conveyed the most willingness. The Myanmar Investment Commission (MIC) has allowed foreigners to make full capital investment in Myanmar, according to notification 7/2018 issued by the MIC on April 20. Thus, […]
Govt Greenlights Electricity Joint Ventures in Mon State, Bago Region
YANGON — The Myanmar Investment Commission (MIC) has granted permission to two joint ventures involving foreign partners to supply power to areas not connected to the national grid. “One is for households in Ye Township, and the other is for the developer of an industrial zone in Bago,” said U Than Aung Kyaw, deputy director-general […]
Myanmar Received $5 Bn in Foreign Investment in Current Fiscal Year
YANGON — Myanmar has received more than US$5.1 billion in foreign investment in the current 2017-18 fiscal year from April to the first week of February, according to the Directorate of Investment and Company Administration (DICA). “We have received more than $4.4 billion in foreign investment as of the first week of February, while existing […]
Stock Trading Down, But Investors Remain Interested
The Myanmar Stock Price Index tumbled 23 points, or around 4.7 percent last week, closing Friday at 463.70, after officials from the Directorate of Investment and Company Administration (DICA) said the new Myanmar Companies Law would take at least another 8 months to implement. The new law, which replaces the existing 1914 Myanmar Companies Act, […]
DICA Advocates for Investment in Conflict Zones
By the end of the month, the Myanmar Investment Commission will open a branch office in Sittwe to “provide a solution to regional conflict,” U Than Aung Kyaw, Deputy Director General of Directorate of Investment and Company Administration (DICA) told Myanmar Business Today. Both the Union and State governments have expressed their desire to achieve […]