Doing Business in Myanmar - Michael O'Kane

Newly revised for 2018! The end of military rule, the elimination of economic sanctions and the passage of a new Foreign Investment Law heralds modern Myanmar's opening to the world. What rules apply to doing business in this previously forbidden country, at once old and new? Michael O'Kane, author of the best-selling Doing Business in Saudi Arabia, examines the legal, business and investment climate in this new guide to doing business in Myanmar. Among the subjects tackled are: --Business Structures --Starting a business --The Foreign Investment Law --The Negative List --Labor Law --the new Stock Exchange --the new tax law --Mining --Oil and Gas --Intellectual Property --Banking and more. This is an indispensable guide for anyone visiting Myanmar on business or anyone who wants to do business in the country. In Myanmar, each day brings significant progress. Following fifty years as a pariah state, Myanmar has embarked on an aggressive modernization program that promises to bring real change to the country and propel it to its rightful place among world nations. The pace of change is inspiring as planned construction projects are awarded at a ferocious rate. The era of sanctions is for the most part over and foreign investment is actively courted. 'Doing Business in Myanmar' prepares you to participate successfully in Myanmar's rapidly growing economy.