Potential Headwinds To Infrastructure Projects And Garment Industry Pose The Most Challenges For Future Economy

摘要

Infrastructure And Power: FDI Disruptions Expected, But Chinese Players Could Beneft Power and infrastructure projects face the risk of being derailed due to the ongoing political upheaval, in particular given the market’s heavy dependence on FDI and foreign contractors. This would be a major setback for the country's medium-term outlook, given that Myanmar’s growth prospects depend heavily on a pipeline of key infrastructure projects and FDI, as the latter amounted to an average of 4.5% of GDP in 2018 and 2019.