MYANMAR INVESTMENT SEMINAR HELD IN TOKYO

The appeal of Myanmar as a destination for foreign investment and the potential for bilateral trade was promoted at a Myanmar Investment Forum held in Tokyo, Japan, on 31 May 2017.

The Myanmar delegation led by U Aung Naing Oo, Secretary of Myanmar Investment Commission and Director General of Directorate of Investment and Company Administration and including HE U Thurain Thant Zin, Myanmar’s Ambassador to Japan, and U Toe Aung Myint, Member of Myanmar Investment Commission and Permanent Secretary of Ministry of Commerce, attended the Forum which was organised by the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA).

U Aung  Naing Oo encouraged businessmen at the Forum to consider investing in Myanmar with a presentation that focused on the country’s new, business-friendly investment regime. U Thurain  Thant Zin delivered the opening remarks and U Toe Aung Myint delivered the keynote address at the Tokyo Forum.

U  Aung Naing Oo; Mr Takafumi Ueda, Advisor for DICA; Mr Yoichi Matsui, JICA Expert and  Ms Kana Manabe, JICA Expert and Attorney, Mori Hamada & Matsumoto, participated in a panel discussion on the Myanmar Investment Law and Rules at the Tokyo Forum.

The Tokyo event attracted 650 participants, including Japanese businessmen.