On February 2, 2026, Myanmar's Ministry of Finance and Revenue issued Notification No. 19/2026...

On November 11, 2022, Myanmar's Ministry of Commerce (MOC) announced a pilot period for importing electric vehicles into Myanmar, which came into force with MOC Order No. 62/2022...

On July 27, 2022, Myanmar's Ministry of Commerce (MOC) issued Newsletter No. 8/2022 to effectively ban foreign companies and foreign joint ventures from exporting value-added beans, corn, and sesame.

On May 30, 2024, the Department of Trade (DOT) under Myanmar's Ministry of Commerce (MOC) issued two measures tightening restrictions on the arrival and storage of imported goods...

The Directorate of Investment and Company Administration of Myanmar has announced that the governments of Singapore and Myanmar have commenced negotiations in August 2017...

On July 11, 2012, President Obama issued an Executive Order, and the Department of the Treasury, Office of Foreign Asset Control (OFAC) issued two General Licenses (GL-16 and GL-17), authorizing both the export of financial services to Burma and "new investment" in Burma, both of which were previously prohibited by the Burmese Sanctions Regulations.

Myanmar's Ministry of Commerce (MOC) announced a significant policy change allowing foreign companies incorporated in Myanmar under the Myanmar Companies Law 2017 to export eight categories...

On October 31, 2022, the Department of Trade in Myanmar's Ministry of Commerce announced that payments for importation at the border are to be made via bank transaction.

On 17 December 2013, Myanmar officially became a member of MIGA, the 180th country to do so.

The Department of Trade under Myanmar's Ministry of Commerce (MOC) issued a schedule of revised service fees for trade-related services, effective October 15, 2025.

Today, the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) officially moved Myanmar onto the agency's blacklist, where it joins Iran and North Korea, the only other two listed countries.

As you will no doubt know, on February 1, 2021, the Myanmar military declared a state of emergency in Myanmar for a period of one year.

The International Court of Justice has jurisdiction to proceed with the case, based on article 9 of the Convention.

Myanmar's Ministry of Finance and Revenue has introduced revised procedures governing the importation and exportation of goods and vehicles, replacing the 2017 framework with updated compliance requirements and penalties. The new notification establishes stricter regulations for both importers and exporters, covering licensing, declarations, product specifications, and introduces separate penalty schedules for violations.

Further to our Legal Update dated 9 November 2012 ("Myanmar's Foreign Investment Law: Summary of Amendments"), we have now had sight of an unofficial translation of the long-awaited new Foreign Investment Law, signed into law by President Thein Sein on 2 November 2012.

We have now seen an unofficial translation of the long-awaited new Foreign Investment Law, signed into law by President Thein Sein on 2 November 2012.

Business opportunities in Myanmar have been growing, economic sanctions have been receding and the doors have been opening further for foreign investors.

After 50 years of military rule Myanmar is opening up its borders to foreign companies.

EU: Ban on arms exports to, and investment in, Burma. Visa restrictions and asset freezes targeting key officials, ban on exports of gems, timber and metals.