New legislation contains incentives including better terms on land leases and tax exemptions
Myanmar is to delay the implementation of controversial foreign investment legislation passed this month, but will step up reforms in areas including the financial sector and land use and will streamline government structures. More…
FDI had been flowing into Myanmar well before the Obama administration officially suspended sanctions in July
This July, the Obama administration finally acted on statements made by Hillary Clinton in May, issuing general licenses allowing for new investment in and the export and reexport of financial services to Myanmar. More…
Reposted from Network Myanmar
By Derek Tonkin
“To those who ask whether or not sanctions have been effective, I would answer ‘Yes’ – very, very confidently because this government is always asking for sanctions to be removed…..”
Daw Aung San Suu Kyi in a video conference with Carleton University in Ottawa on 29 February 2012 More…
