World Bank, Investing in Myanmar

World Bank to open office in Myanmar

The World Bank (WB) is assessing Myanmar’s debt level as it sets up working relations with the country 25 yrs after stopping loans, an official at the lender said.

The Washington-based World Bank will open an office in Myanmar this June, Pamela Cox, the bank’s vice President for East Asia, said Thursday.

The lender, along with the International Monetary Fund (IMF), is gathering data to analyze the Nation’s debt sustainability, she said.

“This is to see how much debt stress this country is going to be under once it normalizes relations and how much debt should be forgiven,” said Cox, who will travel to the country in June to meet with authorities. “We are not at the stage of loans yet.”

The European Union (EU) and nations including the US and Australia have said they will ease sanctions against Myanmar, where a new government took power in March 2011 and initiated steps to liberalize after 50 yrs of military rule.

Japan on 22 April announced it would forgive 303.5-B Yen (US$3.8-B) in loans and interest and roll over 198.9-B Yen of debt with a new loan.

Myanmar President Thein Sein is courting investment from Japan amid a shift toward democracy over the past year that’s encouraged re-engagement with developed nations. Honda Motor Co. (NYSE:HMC) is among companies expressing interest in Myanmar, a nation of 64-M people between India and China, formerly known as Burma.

Investing in Myanmar

HCM offer a variety of different alternatives to investing in Myanmar.

Equities

The first is the HCM Separately Managed Account, this operates via some of Asia’s largest Banks, this invests directly in liquid securities of companies that are most active in Myanmar.

Separately Managed Account (SMA) is a management service designated individually managed by our senior trader and customized to fit your investment objectives.

HCM’s customer funds provide superior risk-adjusted returns through proprietary and fundamental analysis to maximize portfolio returns

Employ the HCM Process to ascertain the shareholder strength of every security in our selected market.

Evaluate those securities through investigative reporting to confirm that they are fundamentally very cheap or very expensive based on current and future cash flows, valuations and dividends.

Exploit those mis-pricings that we identified through the algorithm but were caused by fundamental changes to trade with shareholder sentiment and value versus value alone.

Delegate your investment management to our senior trader with full transparency and current updates of your financial positions.

HCM manages clients’ existing accounts with their current brokerage firms and provide alternate choices of service providers.

Greater transparency, liquidity and control; clients own the stocks purchased on their behalf

Accounts can be financed with either current stock holdings or cash

Equity commission charges are waived

Dividends credited to your account

Client statements are available at anytime

A personal Financial Advisor is assigned to your account with a high degree of customization

Lower investment management fees than similar products

The total area of Myanmar is 678,500 sq km where 657,740 sq km occupies the land and 20,760 sq km occupies the water. The bordering countries are Bangladesh 193 km, China 2,185 km, India 1,463 km, Laos 235 km, and Thailand 1,800 km.

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Linda Johnson,
Business Development Director – Private Client Group,
Heffernan Capital Management
Sales@Heffcap.com

Singapore

3 Raffles Place #07-01
Bharat Building Singapore 048617
Tel: +65 6329 6408
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Myanmar is set to see an economic boom period and the new Government relax investment rules, free the political process and attract foreign investors with investment and tax incentives.

The International Monetary Fund predicts the economy will grow at a rate of some 5.5 percent for 2012. Such projections — in line with neighboring Indo-Chinese economies — are significant given the weak global outlook. But there is potential for greater, sustained growth.

Consider the country’s ample natural resources of oil and gas, as well as forestry products and minerals. Factor in a strategic location that can link China, India and Southeast Asia. Add also that Myanmar has sizable population of some 54 million, many of whom are of working age, and eager for jobs. The economy, among the region’s poorest at present, has the potential to grow.

As Aung San Suu Kyi takes her parliamentary seat, Myanmar’s President Thein Sein will continue to drive the Myanmar Economy.

The current developments demonstrate the pace of change and growing confidence in Myanmar. Close ties to Singapore also brings into the spotlight an economic dimension to the ongoing political reform.

Investors are eager to explore investments in Myanmar. Considered the last, large and untapped market in Asia, many sectors of the economy have been underdeveloped or else dominated by Chinese firms.

Linda Johnson,
Business Development Director – Private Client Group,
Heffernan Capital Management
Sales@Heffcap.com

Singapore

3 Raffles Place #07-01
Bharat Building Singapore 048617
Tel: +65 6329 6408
Fax: +65 6329 9699