YANGON — U Aung Naing Oo, director-general of Directorate of Investment and Company Administration under the Ministry of National Planning and Finance, talked to The Irrawaddy reporter Shwe Lay about foreign investment in Myanmar and the government’s plan to promote it. How much investment has Myanmar had over the past year? Which countries are the […]
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MIC to Prioritise Needy Townships
December 9, 2016 by
Under the new Myanmar Investment Law, investment promotion plans will identify zones 1, 2 and 3 to prioritise the townships most in need, according to the Directorate of Investment and Company Administration under the Ministry of Planning and Finance. For income tax exemption under the new law, underdeveloped regions are designated as zone 1, the regions with moderate development zone 2 and developed regions zone 3. With government approval, the Myanmar Investment Commission (MIC) may give income tax exemption to zone 1 investors for seven consecutive years, zone 2 investors for five years and zone […]
Three to seven year tax holiday period to be granted
August 3, 2016 by
TAX holidays will be granted for three to seven years, it has been learned. Authorities have been formulating a Myanmar Investment Law (Draft), which will grant tax exemptions to foreign direct investments excluding those made in Special Economic Zones (SEZs). The division of zones is based upon the development status of regions and states with […]
