Economic development is a priority for the Myanmar government, and the private sector in Myanmar must play a vital role in achieving this goal. Private businesses are more likely to attract investment; They create the kind of business that creates jobs and protects communities and the environment. However, despite economic reforms, small and medium enterprises across the country are struggling to make ends meet. Challenges such as building and unclear regulations. These challenges can be addressed by the Myanmar government improving economic governance, or by adopting a policy-making approach by policymakers and officials to create a conducive environment for the private sector. However, there is a need for economic governance in Myanmar to address this. Weaknesses need to be identified and the support needed to implement the reforms and support the Union and Region / State Governments.

The Myanmar Business Environment Index (MBEI) project aims to increase government-to-government understanding of economic governance in Myanmar. To support business and other sectors and to ensure inclusiveness and sustainability in future economic development. The MBEI is an economic governance index (EGI) or a measure of the performance of local authorities. It can also be used to assess the growth of the local business environment through statistical indicators.

Defines a special index EGI in Indonesia Sri Lanka Bangladesh Cambodia It has been used in Mongolia and Vietnam to better understand economic growth. It is widely used in government-private dialogue to attract investors. In 2017, with funding from the UK Department for International Development (DFID), the Asia Foundation, in partnership with the Fund, is implementing a three-year Myanmar Economic Environment Index project. The MBEI was developed in collaboration with the Development Lab at Duke University to measure economic governance at the union and region / state levels, identifying weaknesses in Myanmar's business environment and identifying opportunities for reform.

MBEI collects and measures data on business governance in Myanmar from 10 sub-indicators. The 10 sub-indexes are:

  • Initial cost
  • Land use and security
  • Post-registration regulations
  • Illegal payment
  • Infrastructure
  • Transparency
  • Policy bias
  • Environmental compatibility
  • Recruitment
  • The rule of law

Each MBEI sub-index contains a combination of research data and data obtained from interviews with government agencies. Data for the 2019 MBEI was collected from 4,874 businesses in 67 townships across Myanmar.

The Myanmar Economic Environment Index (MPEC) provides a clear picture of the state of economic governance in Myanmar, as well as a view of Myanmar's economic environment at the region, state and township levels. In 2020, the Asia Foundation conducted its second research project to track new discoveries and changes in Myanmar's economic governance. The survey data was collected from 5,605 businesses in 76 townships across Myanmar. Township MBEI data by region, state and union level and MBEI methodology are explained in detail in the 2020 report. The MBEI 2020 includes new research methodological upgrades and new indicators to provide a better business perspective for decision makers.

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