VIRTUAL EVENT OF “PUBLIC-PRIVATE DIALOGUE AND BUSINESS-MATCHING FOR INVESTMENT PROMOTION IN MYANMAR”

The virtual event of “Public-Private Dialogue and Business-matching for Investment Promotion in Myanmar” was held by the Directorate of Investment and Company Administration at 13:00 pm (MMT) on 17th February 2022, with the funding support of ASEAN-Japan Center.

At first, U Thant Sin Lwin, both the Director General of the Directorate of Investment and Company Administration (DICA) and the Secretary of the Myanmar Investment Commission (MIC), gave the opening speech.

Then, the Public-Private Dialogue continued presenting the investment promotion and facilitation activities as well as investment opportunities by Dr. Wunna Aung, Director of Investment Promotion Division. After that, Daw Saw Thet Su Win, Director of Investment 1 Division delivered the Powerpoint presentation in which encompassed updates of investment procedures, investment facilitation measures and relevant information, and investment opportunities in the prioritized sectors; particularly (i) Fertilizer manufacturing, (ii) Agriculture and livestock farming and its related industries, (iii) Value-added foodstuffs manufacturing, and (iv) Pharmaceutical and medical device manufacturing. It was followed by the Q&A sessionin which can directly dive the dialogue between DICA and local & foreign investors.

Afterward, the “Business-matching” based on each above-mentioned sector was kept on to enhance the mutual discussion between local and foreign investors facilitated by the DICA officials. The event was concluded at 15:40 pmafter that DICA’s Director General U Thant Sin Lwin gave the closing speech.

It was attended by a total of190 participants, including officials of the DICA led by Director General U Thant Sin Lwin, economic attachés, representatives from the Republic of the Union of Myanmar Federation of Chamber of Commerce, domestic investors from the States and Regions as well as foreign investors and senior officials from Japan, Malaysia, Thailand, India, Republic of Korea, China, Hong Kong and Foreign Chamber of Commerce Associations.