Myanmar Transport Sector Research Highlights

Analysis

Increased activity in Myanmar's transport sector to encourage economic development and private investment
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In a bid to address an existing infrastructure deficit, Myanmar is ramping up activity in the transport sector, which is expected to encourage further economic development. In March 2019 State Counsellor Daw Aung San Suu Kyi and Thailand’s Prime Minister PrayutChan-o-cha officially opened the second Thai-Myanmar Friendship Bridge, two decades after the first one was built in 1997. The Thai-funded…

Analysis

Growing international trade encourages investment in Myanmar's maritime infrastructure
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Myanmar has a total of nine coastal ports and more than 400 inland river ports. Its location close to major shipping routes and some of the world’s emerging economic powers, combined with a growing openness to international trade, could see the country unlock much-needed investment in maritime infrastructure in the decade leading to 2030. High Potential Myanmar’s coastal ports are at…

Interview

Shinichi Kitaoka, President, Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA): Interview
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Interview:Shinichi Kitaoka How can Japanese official development assistance for infrastructure development contribute to productivity and efficiency gains for the economy? SHINICHI KITAOKA: Myanmar is geographically and strategically important in terms of connecting ASEAN to South Asia and helping to realise Japan’s Free and Open Indo-Pacific initiative via its three infrastructure support…

Overview

Growth of the global aviation industry spurs investment worldwide
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The aviation sector is experiencing rapid growth worldwide, propelled by booming tourism industries, lower air fares and the push for greater connectivity in an increasingly globalised economy. Middle-class expansion has also spurred growth in air travel, as more people are able to afford flights for holidays or business-related travel. According to Boeing, commercial airlines experienced annual…

Overview

New projects set to improve transport connectivity in Myanmar
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The slow and steady improvement of transport infrastructure has been one of Myanmar’s less celebrated successes. Nothing illustrates this achievement better than Yangon, the country’s commercial capital. Yangon International Airport, for instance, has undergone significant upgrades and now has an annual capacity of 20m passengers. Upgrades are also being made to the Yangon Circular Railway.…

Overview

Growth of the global aviation industry spurs investment worldwide
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Analysis

Demand for green bonds grows as investors in ASEAN seek ethical investment vehicles
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The year 2019 marked the second anniversary of ASEAN’s inaugural bond issue under the organisation’s common Green Bond Standards (GBS) – a RM2bn ($480m) issue by the Malaysian government-controlled asset manager, Permodalan Nasional. Since then, the green bond market in Asia Pacific has won many accolades, with 2018 seeing the region record the second-highest volume of outstanding, climate-aligned…

Analysis

Demand for green bonds grows as investors in ASEAN seek ethical investment vehicles
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Chapter

The Report: Myanmar 2020: Transport & Infrastructure
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Myanmar’s success in improving its transport infrastructure is clearly illustrated by developments in Yangon, the country’s commercial capital. Yangon International Airport, for instance, has undergone significant upgrades and now has an annual capacity of 20m passengers. Upgrades are also being made to the Yangon Circular Railway. Older buses that once contributed heavily to air pollution have…

Country Report

The Report: Myanmar 2020
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One of the fastest-growing economies in South-east Asia, Myanmar has been steadily opening up to international trade and investment over the past decade. A new long-term economic development agenda, alongside ongoing liberalisation and the easing of restrictions on foreign investors – notably, within the insurance sector – and considerable growth in some manufacturing segments, is set to encou

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