While still battling a history of military rule, political censorship and restrictions, Myanmar has been gradually warming up to the rest of the world ever since its political reform in 2011 and the reception of foreign investment in 2012.
Photo credit: D3 Capital
Regional and global investors have been slowly exploring investment opportunities in the country and have found that it is a wealth of resources. Similar to China when the country first opened up, where folks had cash to spend but nowhere to spend them as it is not yet as developed as other Asian or Asean countries, the potential for growth is immense. Singaporean investors have also been seriously looking into the country for opportunities and properties have been sprouting rapidly.
D3 Capital, run by Daphne Teo, an ex-national swimmer who used to represent Singapore in her teens, has been developing mixed-used luxury project – Golden City – in Myanmar since 2014. Come 2018, the rare piece of land near the Inya Lake, Shwedagon Pagoda and University of Yangon, will see an amalgamation of some of the country’s tallest skyscrapers housing a hotel, serviced residences, plus offices and retail units. Consisting of ten 33-storey towers and a 6-storey block, it will also hold 100,000 sq ft of greenery and gardens and will be valued at approximately S$960 million.
If Cambodia and Vietnam, which have both had a head-start in the property investment market, are anything to go by, Myanmar will be a worthy contender for the fastest growing country in South-east Asia.
