Myanmar’s Energy Potential: Opportunities And Challenges For Neighbouring India
August 22nd, 2013
Via Eurasia Review, a report on Myanmar’s energy potential: The Myanmar-China natural gas pipeline (Myanmar section) commenced delivery of natural gas to the Peoples Republic of China (PRC) after it was inaugurated by Myanmar Vice President U Nyan Tun at Mandalay on July 28. The pipeline is part of the Myanmar-China Oil and Gas Pipeline […]
Read more »The Uncertain Future of the Sino-Myanmar Pipeline
August 6th, 2013
Via STRAFOR (subscription required), a report on an energy corridor being built by China to Myanmar: Domestic political opposition and security concerns in Myanmar could threaten an energy pipeline built in the country by China, its longtime patron. Beijing conceived of the pipeline before Myanmar began its opening to the rest of the world in […]
Read more »Myanmar, Bangladesh And India: Prospects For Energy Co-operation
July 29th, 2013
Courtesy of Future Directions, an interesting look at the potential for Myanmar, Bangladesh, and India to cooperate on energy issues: Key Points The Myanmar-Bangladesh-India (MBI) gas pipeline has received renewed attention recently after reports that India and Myanmar/Burma are reconsidering the project in a form that bypasses Bangladesh. Geopolitical issues, particularly Bangladesh’s relationship with India, […]
Read more »Myanmar: Unique Opportunities, Major Challenges
May 30th, 2013
Via McKinsey, a summary of a new report on Myanmar: Myanmar is a highly unusual but promising prospect for businesses and investors—an underdeveloped economy with many advantages, in the heart of the world’s fastest-growing region. Home to 60 million inhabitants (46 million of working age), this Asian nation has abundant natural resources and is close […]
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October 31st, 2012
Via Capitalist Exploits, some commentary on Myanmar: Hot money (or in the case of Myanmar, hot money investors) will ruminate on how to invest, but will likely leave unsatisfied, as there are currently very few ways to gain exposure to the country. On that note, I think this is an ideal time to roll back […]
Read more »Myanmar: Set To Ease Investment Restrictions
October 24th, 2012
Via The Financial Times, a report on Myanmar’s foreign investment regulations: Myanmar’s parliament is set to relax some of the restrictions on foreign investment it had proposed, following changes requested by President Thein Sein to the country’s long-delayed foreign investment law, according to MPs who discussed the president’s requests in parliament’s new session this week. […]
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