Doing Business With Myanmar

Doing Business With Myanmar

Myanmar's economy is based 68% on goods and 32% on services. The major export is natural gas, accounting for around 30% of export revenue. Other exports include teak and other hardwoods, pulses, and garments. New Zealand's exports to Myanmar are dairy, sugars, iron and steel.

The UN Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific publishes a study on Trade and Investment Potential in Myanmar.

While there is no Myanmar-specific information available on NZTE's Doing Business with South East Asia website, it may be useful to read information on doing business in other countries in the region, as cultural and practical factors influencing business practice are common to many Southeast Asian countries.

You can also make direct contact with New Zealand Trade and Enterprise for further information, either through the website or on 0800 555 888.

If you are considering doing business in Myanmar, an excellent starting point would also be to contact the following:

• ASEAN-New Zealand Combined Business Council
  Director - David Catty
  14 Kempthorne Crescent, Mission Bay, Auckland
  Ph: 09 578 1312/021 279 6545
  Fax: 09 578 1326
  Email: david.catty@clear.net.nz

• New Zealand Embassy in Bangkok, accredited to Myanmar
  Ph: +66 2 254 2530
  Fax: +66 2 253 9045
  Email: nzembbkk@loxinfo.co.th

• Embassy of the Union of Myanmar in Canberra, accredited to New Zealand
  22 Arkana St
  Yarralumla
  Canberra
  ACT 2606
  Ph: + 61 2 6273 3811
  Fax: +61 2 6273 3181