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Myanmar: Approved investment passes US$6b

As the 2016-17 fiscal year enters its final months the Myanmar Investment Commission’s approved investment total stands at over US$6 billion – some $2.5 billion of which was approved in just the last three weeks. The MIC approved $3.5 billion between April 1 and December 31, with the latter date marking the cut period for […]

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Myanmar: Myanmar draft foreigner laws worry expats

YANGON – Two draft laws concerning foreigners are sending shockwaves through the expat community and could undermine the government’s stated priorities in attracting responsible foreign investment and promoting a human rights agenda, lawyers and business experts say. Both the draft Law Concerning Foreigners and the Foreign Worker Law are pegged as priorities for the next […]

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