Singapore’s CMT hosts three investment forums in Myanmar

The forums include Myanmar Mining Summit, Myanmar Power Summit and Myanmar Investment Summit. According to Centre for Management Technology (CMT), the forums will outline what would-be investors need to know, latest policy guidelines, authoritative speaker line up and networking sessions with decision-makers.

“These summits aim to help align expectations between investors and the government, thereby accelerating the country’s economic reforms,” the organiser said in a press release.

The Myanmar Mining Summit is officially hosted by the Ministry of Mines on January 21-24 and to be opened by Myint Aung, Union Minister of Mines. This four-day-event promises direct discussion and interaction with the Ministry of Mines, the Ministry of Finance and Internal Revenue and DICA officials via 1-to-1 meeting sessions.

The Myanmar Power Summit is officially hosted by Ministry of Electric Power on January 28-31. This event also offers 1-to-1 business meetings with officials from the Ministry of Electric Power.

And Myanmar Investment Summit will take place on January 28-29 to discuss key clauses of the New Investment Law, Role of Directorate Investment and Company Administration and Myanmar Investment Commission providing clarity on investments challenges, opportunities in key sectors including downstream oil and gas, plantations, ICT Telecoms, lifestyle and retail market, integrated hospital and healthcare facilities.

“The passing of Myanmar’s new foreign investment law has ignited global investors and regional business groups’ quest to gain first-mover advantage in the hottest market in the world,” CMT said.

To date CMT has organised nine summits in Yangon attracting over 2,000 delegates from over 42 countries who gained vital information on business prospects in key sectors like oil, gas and power, mining, cement, agriculture, telecoms and real estate.