Suu Kyi Pushes for Myanmar Investment as Rohingya Crisis Deepens
- Legal changes to smooth way for foreign companies to invest
- Risks rise as more than 60,000 minority Rohingya flee country
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Aung San Suu Kyi’s government in Myanmar is moving to attract more foreign investment as a refugee crisis makes companies wary of setting up shop in the Southeast Asian nation.
Two laws set to take effect by June will make it easier for foreign companies to put money in Myanmar, a nation with one of Southeast Asia’s highest growth rates. The moves are part of efforts to revamp Myanmar’s image among investors, which has suffered of late after a transition to democracy led to a surge in global interest.