The Myanmar Business Environment Index 2019: Measuring Economic Governance for Private Sector Development
In: http://hdl.handle.net/11540/10174
Myanmar faces major challenges to achieving inclusive economic growth throughout the country. In the past decade, the government of Myanmar has undertaken a number of important economic reforms to liberalize the economy and spark new economic growth. Fundamental changes in investment promotion, monetary policy, and other areas have helped lay the groundwork for new economic activity. The resulting economic growth, however, has failed to reach all corners of the country. In many states and regions, poverty rates remain high, and inadequate employment opportunities prevent widespread economic improvement. As Myanmar's Southeast Asian neighbors have demonstrated, addressing these problems requires government measures to ensure that local business and environment improve and that a robust and dynamic private sector is able to flourish in all of Myanmar's states and regions.