Thilawa Special

Economic Zone

Thilawa Special Economic Zone (Burmese:

သီလဝါအထူးစီးပွားရေးဇုန်; abbreviated
Thilawa SEZ) is a 2,500 hectares (6,200
acres) special economic zone being
developed in Kyauktan and Thanlyin
Townships, 25 kilometres (16 mi) south of
Yangon city.[1] The first phase of the SEZ
became operational at the end of
September 2015.[2]
History

The project was announced in January

2011.[1] Thilawa SEZ is being developed by
a joint venture, initially between the Japan
External Trade Organization and the Union
of Myanmar Federation of Chambers of
Commerce and Industry.[1] The Burmese
and Japanese governments established a
consortium including Japan Thilawa SEZ
Company (backed by Mitsubishi, Marubeni
and Sumitomo corporations), Myanmar
Thilawa SEZ Holdings, Thilawa SEZ
management committee and the Japan
International Cooperation Agency (JICA)
on 29 October 2013 to proceed with
development.[3] Construction on the $3.28
billion project began in May 2014.

The first phase of the SEZ was slated to

complete in 2016, but became operational
at the end of September 2015.[2]

Management

The current Chairman of Thilawa Special

Economic Zone's Management Committee
is Winston Set Aung.[4]
See also

Special economic zone

Economy of Burma

External links

Official website (https://myanmarthilaw

a.gov.mm/)

References

1. Myat May Zin (29 October 2012). "Thilawa

SEZ work to start" (http://www.mmtimes.co
m/index.php/business/2739-thilawa-sez-w
ork-to-start-in-january.html) . Myanmar
Times. Retrieved 1 July 2015.
2. Ko Ko Aung; Htin Linn Aung (29 April 2015).
"Eight companies set to begin operations in
Thilawa SEZ" (http://www.mmtimes.com/in
dex.php/business/14178-eight-companies-
set-to-begin-operations-in-thilawa-sez.htm
l) . Myanmar Times. Retrieved 1 July 2015.

3. Noe Noe Aung (8 December 2013).

"Thilawa SEZ breaks ground" (https://www.
mmtimes.com/business/property-news/89
58-thilawa-sez-breaks-ground.html) .
Myanmar Times. Retrieved 1 July 2015.

4. Zaw Htike (24 March 2014). "First Thilawa

SEZ factory construction to start in May" (ht
tp://www.mmtimes.com/index.php/busines
s/property-news/9955-first-thilawa-sez-fact
ory-construction-to-start-in-may.html) .
Myanmar Times. Retrieved 1 July 2015.
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