MYANMAR TRADE OFFICE (TAIPEI)

Tuesday, May 22, 2018

公告_特快旅遊簽證服務

情愛的遊客；

我們很高興地宣布我們的官方特快旅遊簽證服務，將於2018年4月2日開始使用。有了這項新服務，你可以申請常規的旅遊簽證（一年365天提供服務），24小時內通過獲得申請結果。這項服務的費用為2000台幣，目前，所有申請人都可以申請該旅遊簽證。但是特快簽證服務不適用於商務簽證。

Announcement for Business Visa

Dear Valued Visitors,
We are pleased to announce that following Myanmar Registered Foreign Chamber of Commerce Association's recommendation or invitation letter are eligible for the Business Visa application.

Thai Business Association of Myanmar
French - Myanmar Chamber of Commerce & Industry (FMCCI)
European Chamber of Commerce in Myanmar(Euro Cham Myanmar)
Malaysian Business Chamber
British Chamber of Commerce in Myanmar

Thank you,
Myanmar Trade Office (Taipei)
Ministry of Labour,Immigration and Population
Republic of the Union of Myanmar.

Dear Valued Visitors,
We are pleased to announce the launch of the new trial for our official Tourist Visa (Express Service), which will be available starting April 1 ^st, 2018. With this new service, you can apply for a regular Tourist Visa using expedited application processing, 365 days a year, with results issued within 24 hours. The cost of this service is NT$2000, and is available to all applicants currently eligible for a regular Tourist Visa. Note that Express Service is not available for Business Visa. Finally, please be reminded that all services are strictly non-refundable, and all other terms and conditions apply.
Thank you,
Myanmar Tdade Office (Taipei)
Ministry of Labour, Immigration and Population
Republic of the Union of Myanmar.

Investment Promotion and Protection Agreement with Singapore under way

Negotiations over an agreement on investment promotion and protection between Myanmar and Singapore have started, according to Directorate of Investment and Company Administration (DICA) Director General U Aung Naing Oo.

Myanmar and Singapore are negotiating an agreement to protect investors. Aung Htay Hlaing/The Myanmar Times

“During the last 4 or 5 years, Singapore has been the top investor in Myanmar and thus it is a country with which we have a strong investment relationship. The objectives of the agreement are to fully protect bilateral investments, to avoid obstacles in doing business, to provide more investor rights and to ensure smooth operations. In addition, it aims to avoid damages as a result of the nations’ policies and programs. By signing such an agreement, investments between the two countries can be safely made.” U Aung Naing Oo said at a press conference held at DICA office in Yangon.

After an initial meeting between Myanmar and Singapore on August 7-8, the second meeting is scheduled to be held in early October, he said.

“We agreed with Singapore to finalise the discussions by the end of 2017,” he added.

Yearly permitted investments by Singapore in Myanmar are US$ 418 million in 2012-13, US$ 2.3 billion in 2013-14, US$ 4.3 billion in 2014-15, US$ 4.25 billion in 2015-16, US$ 1.83 billion in 2016-17 and US$ 1.05 billion in 2017-18 (up to July).

Meanwhile, similar agreements are under way between Myanmar and the EU as well as Hong Kong.

“Negotiations with EU have been completed. EU is now making internal discussions with the negotiated outcomes. It is also being discussed within the ministries on the Myanmar side,” U Aung Naing Oo said.

Subsequently, legal experts from each side will negotiate further to include legal opinions and compatibility with existing laws. Finally, we will submit to the Cabinet for approval. After finishing all the procedures in 2017, we expect to be able to sign the agreement with the EU in early 2018.” he said.

Currently, Myanmar has signed similar agreements with China, India, Laos, Thailand, Vietnam, the Philippines, Israel, Kuwait, Japan and South Korea.

A draft investment promotion and protection agreement has been shared with Bangladesh and Russia but negotiations are still at very early stages. Meanwhile, Myanmar has also signed a trade and investment promotion and incentive agreement with Indonesia.

Source: MMTIMES

伊江樹報導8月10日出版的《緬甸之光》報發表了一篇署名文章，對緬甸的投資前景作了樂觀的估計。該文章的大致內容如下：

緬甸位在經濟發展最快的東南亞地區及世界兩大經濟強國之間，交通樞紐地位的優勢十分明顯。而且自然資源、人力資源都非常豐富。目前人口比例中，能從事勞動生產的人口占了絕大多數。這些都是吸引外國投資者的良好條件。
在前任政府的最後一個財政年度2015—2016年時，進入緬甸的外資金額達到94.8億美元。 2016—2017財政年度時則由於政府更迭，一些政策有待改革整頓，故進入的外資金額有所降