Western trade and investment in Burma is small, but there were hopes that reforms would prise open an economy stunted by international sanctions and decades of mismanagement under military rule.…
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FDI for 2016-17 hits $6 billion target: investment official
An official with the Directorate of Investment and Company Administration (DICA) reportedly said this week that Burma had reached its foreign direct investment (FDI) target of $6 billion for the…
US dilutes Burma investment reporting requirements
Rights groups criticised the move, which they said would increase the risk of undermining political and economic reforms.
US investment to expand reach of telcos
The US-government-backed Overseas Private Investment Corporation launches operations in Burma with a US$250 million loan to a company that builds and maintains telecommunications towers.
For investors, new perils in a more transparent Burma
Existing foreign investors may find their local partner facing closer scrutiny, while new investors have to consider how their potential partners attained their level of wealth.
Investors and activists await new govt's economic policies
All eyes are on the new NLD-led government for signs that it is ready to introduce economic legislation that will satisfy both investors and human rights advocates.