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Myanmar Investment Commission

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Formed
  
April 1994 (1994-04)

Headquarters
  
Naypyidaw

Jurisdiction
  
Myanmar (Burma)

Website
  
www.dica.gov.mm

Agency executives
  
Kyaw Win, Chairman Aung Naing Oo, Secretary

Parent Agency
  
Ministry of Planning and Finance

The Myanmar Investment Commission (Burmese: မြန်မာနိုင်ငံ ရင်းနှီးမြှုပ်နှံမှု ကော်မရှင်, abbreviated MIC) is a government-appointed body under the Ministry of Planning and Finance that appraises domestic investment proposals in Myanmar (Burma). MIC was formed in April 1994, after the State Law and Order Restoration Council issued the Myanmar Citizens Investment Law. In 2000, MIC underwent organisational changes to reduce the number of committee members to four and also . MIC also manages the 1988 Foreign Investment Law. The body was re-established in 2016 as an 11-member committee to scrutinise economic proposals.

A new set of reforms (2012) drafted for the Myanmar investment law includes a proposal to transform the Myanmar Investment Commission from a government-appointed body into an independent board. This could bring greater transparency to the process of issuing investment licenses, according to the proposed reforms drafted by experts and senior officials. The current key positions, however, are still held by senior government officials, including ministers and their deputies.

Organisation

As of 8 June 2016, MIC's members are:

  1. Kyaw Win (Chairman) - Union Minister, Ministry of Planning and Finance
  2. Than Myint (Vice-Chairman) - Union Minister, Ministry of Commerce
  3. Aung Naing Oo (Secretary) - Director General, Directorate of Investment & Company Administration (DICA)
  4. Mya Thuzar (Joint-Secretary) - Deputy Director General of DICA (Retired)
  5. Tun Tun Oo (Member) - Union Attorney General
  6. Khin Maung Yee (Member) - Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Natural Resources and Environmental Conservation
  7. Toe Aung Myint (Member) - Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Commerce
  8. Tun Tun Naing (Member) - Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Planning and Finance
  9. Htay Chun (Member) - Deputy Director General of DICA (Retired)
  10. Kyaw (Member) - Director, General Administration Department (Retired)
  11. Aye Lwin (Member) - Joint-Secretary, Union of Myanmar Federation of Chamber of Commerce and Industry

References

Myanmar Investment Commission Wikipedia