The Myanmar Investment Commission approved 35 new investment projects expected to create more than 5,000 jobs at its third meeting of 2026, held in Nay Pyi Taw.

The meeting was attended by MIC Chairman and Union Minister U Mya Tun Oo and commission members.

The approved projects include four foreign investment projects in the manufacturing and electricity sectors, as well as 31 Myanmar citizen investment projects across the manufacturing, hotel and tourism, services, electricity, agriculture, transport and communications sectors.

The total investment amounts to US$41.003 million and K1,955,526.955 million, and the projects are expected to create 5,064 job opportunities.

Key projects include commercial vehicle manufacturing, electricity generation, agriculture- and livestock-based production, hotel and tourism services, electric vehicle assembly and sales, port construction and services, mobile phone assembly and distribution, solar panel production, livestock feed manufacturing and garment factories.

As of the end of February 2026, investments in Myanmar have come from 53 countries and regions. The largest investors are Singapore, China and Thailand. Among the 12 economic sectors, the electricity sector accounts for 28.27 per cent of total investment, followed by the oil and natural gas sector with 24.62 per cent and the manufacturing sector with 14.67 per cent.

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