Myanmar and ADB
In the Spotlight
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Making Myanmar’s Cities More Inclusive: A Way Forward
ADB conducted consultations in Mandalay, Nay Pyi Taw, and Yangon in Myanmar to learn more about the challenges cities are facing in the midst of rapid urbanization and to discuss measures that could make them more inclusive.
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Transport Key to Growth in Myanmar
To spur economic expansion, Myanmar needs around $60 billion in investments until 2030 to modernize roads and rail systems.
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Transforming Myanmar’s corporate landscape - Aung Naing Oo and Winfried Wicklein
To maintain momentum and further build investor confidence in the country, a clear and stable legal framework for company affairs is needed to show that the new Myanmar is now open for business.
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Myanmar: Roads, Rivers and Railways
Myanmar is undergoing a transport renaissance with new highways, railways, river and urban transport systems being built. Leaders and communities are working to develop the most efficient systems that drive the economy with the least harm to the environment.
Emerging from decades of economic and political isolation, Myanmar is striving for inclusive economic growth and poverty reduction. The country has strong potential for broad economic expansion, possessing abundant natural resources, a strategic location at the crossroads of Asia, a young population, and a sizable market with wide-ranging investment opportunities. Successful national elections, held in November 2015, represented an important milestone in Myanmar’s transition.
ADB operations in Myanmar are based on an interim country partnership strategy 2012-2016, which focuses on building human resources and capacity, creating an enabling economic environment, and expanding access and connectivity.
Read the ADB and Myanmar fact sheet.
Latest
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This comparative analysis report analyzes the administrative frameworks, functions, and performance of 21 economies in Asia and the Pacific and shares important developments and trends in tax administration practice and performance.
A Comparative Analysis of Tax Administration in Asia and the Pacific: 2016 -
ADB, Myanmar Sign Agreements to Improve Urban Services in Mandalay
ADB and the Government of Myanmar signed agreements for a $60 million loan and $4 million grant to provide Mandalay—the country’s second largest city—with a sustainable, modern wastewater and drainage management system. -
World Leaders Gathering for ASEAN: Here is What You need to Know
Here are 12 things to know about the economic potential of ASEAN.
Projects in Myanmar
Approved/Active
- Power Network Development Project
- Emergency Support for Chin State Livelihoods Restoration Project
- Capacity Development for Project Implementation
- Economic Empowerment of the Poor and Women in the East-West Economic Corridor
- Strengthening Law, Regulation, and the Legal Profession for a Better Investment Climate
Closed
- Enhancing the Power Sector's Legal and Regulatory Framework
- Design of e-Governance Master Plan and Review of Information and Communication Technology Capacity in Academic Institutions.
- Support for Myanmar's Reforms for Inclusive Growth
- Strengthening Civil Society Participation in ADB-Financed Operations
- Capacity Building Support for Project Identification
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2.1
Internet users in Myanmar, per 100 population (2014)
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52.12
Population in Myanmar, in millions (2015)
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178
Maternal mortality ratio in Myanmar, per 100,000 live births (2015)
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25.6%
Population living below the national poverty line in Myanmar (2010)
