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The Myanmar Investment Law 2016

This is the 2016 Myanmar investment law that is designed to develop responsible investment businesses, among other things.

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Additional Info

Field Value
Geographic area (spatial range)
  • Myanmar
Document reference # No. 40
Issuing agency/parties
  • Pyidaungsu Hluttaw
Language
  • English
Formal type of document Law
Alternative/short title Myanmar Investment Law
Topics
  • Investment
  • Investment policy and regulations
License unspecified
Copyright No
Access and use constraints

As a law this document is in the public domain.

Status Adopted, validated, in effect
Adoption date/Enacted/Promulgation date/Signing date October 18, 2016
Effective/Enforced Date October 18, 2016
Previous legal document
  • Foreign Investment Law (Pyidaungsu Hluttaw Law No. 21/2012)
  • Myanmar Citizen’s Investment Law
Short notes of change

The Myanmar Investment Law of 2016 combined the Myanmar Citizen’s Investment Law (2013) with the Foreign Investment Law (2012). The Government treats foreign and local investment projects equally in terms of expansion, management, operation and sale of direct investments.

Other reference or supporting documents
  • Foreign Investment Law 2012
Publication reference The 2nd, Waning of Thadingyut, 1378 M.E.
Links to source https://www.dica.gov.mm/en/topic/laws-rules-and-notifications
Keywords responsible investment
Date uploaded June 14, 2019, 06:23 (UTC)
Date modified July 24, 2024, 03:40 (UTC)