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    Energy giants gauge Burma’s potential ahead of tender

    As international energy giants flock to Rangoon for the 2nd Myanmar Oil, Gas and Power road show this week, western and Asian operators are scoping out investment opportunities in Southeast Asia’s final frontier market

    Business News

    Experts warn of further concentration of wealth

    If Burma’s reforms stay on track, its growth rate could be on par with Asia’s fastest growing economies according to the Asian Development Bank; however, experts fear the nation’s wealth may remain concentrated in the hands of a few

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    Foreign investment may be restricted under new laws

    Burma’s new foreign investment law may be more restrictive than its predecessor, experts said, after an updated draft of the much-anticipated foreign direct investment bill was leaked to Reuters last week

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    Laws stifle investment in mining sector

    Burma’s restrictive legal framework means many mining companies may hold onto their cash and wait for a more attractive investment environment before investing in large-scale operations

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    Local enterprises call for better access to credit, tax incentives

    Local companies could be set to receive similar tax breaks and incentives as foreign firms under the Burmese government’s new foreign investment law, as the government seeks ways to even up the playing field

    News Politics

    Burma set to join transparency initiative

    Burma took another step forward in committing to improve resource revenue transparency generated from its rich oil, gas and mining sectors by announcing plans to abide by the Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative

    News Politics

    Multinational food giants eye spot at Burma’s table

    The US eased sanctions against the impoverished country late last week, days before a massive delegation of America’s biggest business names visited Rangoon over the weekend to explore investment opportunities

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    US ups ante in Burma’s economic future

    On Thursday, the US government fired the starting gun for American investors to get down to business in Burma, announcing two general licences permitting new investment in almost all of the country’s sectors

    News Politics

    VP candidate nominated as reshuffle continues

    The nomination of chief minister of Rangoon Region and former lieutenant general Myint Swe as the new vice president signals another step forward in the country’s reform process, according to analysts

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    Investors and the new economy

    As Burma opens up to the world, experts warn the sharks and cowboys among the many frontier investors converging on the scene could exploit the impoverished nation

    News Politics

    Immigration officials prevent conference attendees from entering country

    Foreign investors paying top dollar to attend a Burmese investment summit have been sent home empty handed after immigration officials refused to grant them visas

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    Burmese SMEs demand an equal chance under FDI laws

    As the government irons out the finishing touches to the much-anticipated FDI law, members of the country’s credit-starved small business sector say a five-year tax exemption for foreign firms is unfair

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    Australia joins the race to invest in Burma

    As the investment boom hits Burma, eager Australian firms have been given the green light to enter the race to invest in the impoverished Southeast Asian nation

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    ‘I want to see Burma, my country. But it’s not safe for us there’

    For the tens of thousands of refugees living in camps along the Thai-Burma border, the future is clouded in pessimistic uncertainty

    News Politics

    Suu Kyi needs ethnic support to lead: KNU

    Karen commander says Suu Kyi ‘has to speak for Burma as a whole, including the ethnic groups’ if she wants to lead country

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