Burma Fund WebIndex

Business and the economy in Burma (Myanmar)

Analyses:

• New  Myanmar and the IMF  International Monetary Fund's page on Burma
  

• New Burma's ranks as world's least free economy in Fraser Institute's "Economic Freedom of the World" report.
  
  
• US Embassy Rangoon, Foreign Economic Trends Report, 1997  This is the most comprehensive document published on Burma's economy.  Due to its length, it is divided in three sections.
  
  
• New  US Trade with Burma from the US Department of Commerce, 1999, 1998, 1997, 1996

• US Embassy Rangoon, Country Commercial Guide 1998  Similar to Foreign Economic Trends report but simplified for a lay and business audience.

• The World Bank's Burma (Myanmar) economic data page Country indicators and searchable database of World Bank reports.  Requires Adobe Acrobat reader.

• Heritage Foundation Index of Economic Freedom: Burma  Lists Burma as one of the least free economies in the world.

• Calvert Group's Policy on Burma - The Calvert Group operates socially responsible investment funds. Calvert’s Investment Policy avoids investing in companies in strategic industries with significant exposure to Burma. These include, but are not limited to, oil and natural gas, natural resources extraction, and tourism industries.

• US ASEAN Business Council's Myanmar page.  Business advocacy group promoting economic engagement with Burma.

• Economist Intelligence Unit, Myanmar Country Report (fee service)

Sectors:

• The rice trade  Monthly reports from the US Department of Agriculture on the key sector of Burma's economy.

• Furniture Industry From Asia Electronic Publication, provides international buyers with sources of products and services from Burma.  Material thus far is sparse.

Companies:

• Air Mandalay

• Indochina Goldfields Copper mining by controversial Canadian developer, Robert Friedland.

• Myanmar Book Centre Extremely large collection of Burma related books.

• RoadtoMandalay.com  Handicrafts from Burma.

• Total Myanmar
  (See also The Yadana Gas Pipeline project)
  
• Unocal Myanmar  
  (See also The Yadana Gas Pipeline project)

Regulation of business in Burma:

• The Office of Foreign Assets Control of the U.S. Department of the Treasury administers and enforces economic and trade sanctions against targeted foreign countries, including Burma's military regime.  Contains guide to U.S. Sanctions against Burma in .pdf format.
  
  
• San Francisco's prohibitions on doing business with Burma

Other:

• "Myanmar Yellow Pages" from Myanmars.net

• Internet connectivity

• TradePort: Burma

• Myanmar.com, the Regime's official investment page

• Infogate Myanmar; site run by an Australian (Pat James), owner of the Eagle Group.

• Myanmar Shafu, a business promotion site oriented to Japan.