Daw Suu's Rakhine investment forum speech in full.

MYANMAR TIMES
THIHA KO KO | 23 FEB 2019

State Counsellor Daw Aung San Suu Kyi speaking during the opening ceremony of the Invest Myanmar Summit 2019. Photo - EPA

State Counsellor Daw Aung San Suu Kyi touted Rakhine State's "untapped" economic potential to investors and trade organisations on Friday in a Japan-sponsored investment forum held in Ngapali beach. But she glossed over violence and humanitarian nightmare in the area, saying the international community had “focused narrowly on negative aspects” of the ongoing northern Rakhine crisis, which led to an estimated 730,000 Muslim refugees fleeing to Bangladesh.

Chin State offers greenfield opportunities for investors.

The Myanmar Times.
THIHA KO KO | 20 FEB 2019

Chin State is looking to attract local and foreign investors to accelerate the development of tourism, agriculture, livestock, and electricity generation in the state, U Aung Naing Oo, the secretary of Myanmar Investment Commission (MIC), said Tuesday.

As part of efforts to attract potential investors the Chin State Investment and Products Fair will be held on March 16 and 17 at the Myanmar Convention Center in Yangon, with the support of the Myanmar Investment Commission, Chin State government, Chin State Chambers of Commerce and Industry, DaNa Facility, and VDB Loi.

Policy reforms depend on good implementation, UMFCCI says.

The Myanmar Times.

JOHN LIU | 30 JAN 2019

Delegates attend the opening ceremony of Invest Myanmar Summit 2019 at the Myanmar International Convention Centre (MICC) in Nay Pyi Taw. Photo - EPA

Myanmar’s largest business lobby group suggested that the government should focus on improving policy implementation and that further liberalisation is necessary for attracting investments.