MIC Meeting (1/2026): 4 new FDIs and 16 new DDIs approved

The Myanmar Investment Commission (MIC) held its (1/2026) meeting on January 26 at Meeting Hall, Office No. (5), in Nay Pyi Taw.

The meeting was attended by MIC Chairman, Union Minister U Mya Tun Oo, and commission members. The meeting approved four new foreign investment projects in the industrial and service sectors, including capital increases for ongoing investment projects. It also approved 16 new Myanmar citizen investment projects from the industrial, hotel & tourism, electricity, housing construction, livestock & fisheries, and oil & gas sectors.

The total investment amount for these projects is 62.911 million USD and over 2120.436 billion kyat, which is expected to create 3,382 job opportunities. The projects approved in the meeting include those in sectors crucial for the country's needs, such as electric vehicle assembly, manufacturing, and sales, hotel and tourism, housing construction, oil and gas operations, energy power generation, livestock farming, education services, food production and the garment manufacturing sector, which can create significant employment.

As of the end of December 2025, among the 53 countries/regions investing in Myanmar, the top investing countries/regions are Singapore, China, and Thailand. Among the 12 economic sectors, the sectors with the highest investment shares are the electric power sector, accounting for 28.29% of total investment, the oil and natural gas sector, accounting for 24.64% and the industrial sector, accounting for 14.65%. The Myanmar Investment Commission reviews and approves investment proposals submitted by domestic and foreign investors in accordance with the Myanmar Investment Law and also provides investment-related services to current investors, it’s reported.