Japan to Provide $7.73 Billion in Aid to Myanmar, PM Abe Says

... . Nearly 50 years of economic mismanagement by a military dictatorship ... industry and recent annual economic growth of 8 percent ... announced he would scrap most economic sanctions. Two weeks ago, ... centred on the Japan-led Thilawa Special Economic Zone. Reuters

Myanmar's Suu Kyi Visits Japan, Seeking Investment, as Crisis Builds at Home

... Nearly 50 years of economic mismanagement by a military ... Myanmar's recent annual economic growth of 8 percent ... he would remove most economic sanctions. Suu Kyi two ... centered around the Japan-led Thilawa Special Economic Zone. Thilawa, a 6,200 acre ( ...

Myanmar's New Economic Zone Attracts Foreign Interest but Local Ire

... first phase of developing the Thilawa Special Economic Zone (SEZ), a 6,200 acre ... direct control of the country - special economic zones are a way of ... created. It also expects the special economic zone to process exports worth $350 ...

After Decades of Decay, Myanmar Bets on Thilawa to Lead Industry Boom

... River rises Myanmar's great economic hope, a $1.5 ... of the 2,400-hectare Thilawa Special Economic Zone (SEZ), an hour from ... , president of Myanmar-Japan Thilawa Development (MJTD), which has ... economies. Developers hope the Thilawa project will provide a further ...