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By THE IRRAWADDY Wednesday, January 1, 2003

Foreign Investment of Permitted Enterprises up to November 1999

(by Country and Region) (US $ in million)

Sr.No
Sector
Permitted Enterprises
No.
Approved Amount
1.
Singapore
68
1504.146
2.
United Kingdom *
34
1371.723
3.
Thailand
46
1252.453
4.
Malaysia
25
587.169
5.
U.S.A
16
582.065
6.
France
3
470.370
7.
The Netherlands
5
238.835
8.
Indonesia
10
238.797
9.
Japan
22
232.880
10.
Philippines
2
146.667
11.
Hong Kong
22
131.851
12.
Republic of Korea
21
102.388
13.
Australia
14
82.080
14.
Austria
2
72.500
15.
Canada
12
37.831
16.
Peoples Republic of China
11
31.921
17.
Panama
1
29.101
18.
Germany
1
15.000
19.
Denmark
1
13.370
20.
India
1
4.500
21.
Bangladesh
2
2.957
22.
Israel
1
2.400
23.
Macau
1
2.400
24.
Sri Lanka
1
1.000
 
322
7154.404

*Inclusive of enterprises incorporated in British Virgin Islands, Bermuda Islands and Cayman Island.

Foreign Investment of Permitted Enterprises
up to 1999 November

(by Sector) (US $ in million)

Sr.No
Sector
Permitted Enterprises
No.
Approved Amount
1.
Oil and Gas
46
2303.123
2.
Manufacturing
123
1492.308
3.
Hotel and Tourism
41
1042.411
4.
Real Estate
18
997.140
5.
Mining
49
522.246
6.
Livestock and Fisheries
20
283.372
7.
Transport and Communication
13
275.387
8.
Industrial Estate
3
193.113
9.
Construction
1
17.267
10.
Agriculture
3
14.351
11.
Other Services
5
13.686
   
322
7154.404

Local Investment of Permitted Enterprises up to 1999 November

(by Sector) (Kyats in million)

Sr.No
Sector
Permitted Enterprises
No
Approved Amount
1.
Real Estate
22
27476.490
2.
Manufacturing
219
12821.890
3.
Transport
5
3411.930
4.
Construction
4
4656.000
5.
Hotel and Tourism
13
1103.890
6.
Other Services
9
1117.600
7.
Industrial Estate
1
1012.790
8.
Livestoke and Fisheries
12
763.600
9.
Agriculture
3
400.270
10.
Mining
14
398.880
   
302
53163.34

No
Sector
Count by
1991-1992
1994-1995
1998-1999
1
Exporter and Importer
Persons
3605
7325
10927
2
Broker
''
768
1432
2107
3
Myanmar Co.Ltd.
Unit
1308
4315
11983
4
Privite Share Holding Companies
''
727
1025
1234
5
Foreign Companies and Branches
''
133
379
1261
6
Local and Foreign Joint Venture Companies
''
42
70
135

Foreign Investment of Permitted Enterprises up to September 1995

(by Country and Region) (US $ in million)

Sr.No
Sector
Permitted Enterprises
No.
Approved Amount
1.
United Kingdom
17
643
2.
Singapore
33
548
3.
France
1
465
4.
Thailand
28
420
5.
U.S.A
14
241
6.
Malaysia
9
227
7.
Japan
6
107
8.
Netherlands
2
83
9.
Austria
1
71
10.
Hong Kong
17
64
11.
Korea
9
61
12.
Australia
6
30
13.
Canada
6
25
14.
Philippine
1
7
15.
China
5
6
16.
Bangladesh
2
3
17.
Macau
1
2
18.
Sri Lanka
1
1
   
159
3004

Foreign Investment of Permitted Enterprises up to March 31, 1995

(by Sector) (US $ in million)

Sr.No
Sector
Permitted Enterprises
No.
Approved Amount
1.
Oil and Gas
23
1420.620
2.
Hotel and Tourism
29
568.445
3.
Fishery
13
238.968
4.
Manufacturing
49
172.242
5.
Mining
12
163.952
6.
Agriculture
1
2.690
   
130
2569.217

Foreign Investment of Permitted Enterprises up to 1989 - 1990

(by Country and Region) (US $ in million)

Sr.No
Sector
Permitted Enterprises
No.
Approved Amount
1.
U.S.A
2
80.000
2.
The Netherlands
1
80.000
3.
Austria
1
71.500
4.
Thailand
2
64.100
5.
The republic of Korea
3
50.050
6.
Japan
1
40.000
7.
Australia
1
25.200
8.
Canada
1
22.000
9.
United Kingdom
2
12.145
10.
Singapore
3
3.492
11.
Hong Kong
1
1.000
   
18
18 449.487

Foreign Investment of Permitted Enterprises up to 1989 - 1990

(by Sector) (US $ in million)

Sr.No
Sector
Permitted Enterprises
No.
Approved Amount
1.
Oil and Gas
9
298.045
2.
Hotel and Tourism
2
81.500
3.
Mining
1
54.100
4.
Manufacturing
6
15.842
 
18
449.487
 
UPDATED IN JANUARY 2003


 
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