Myanmar gets over $270m investment

May 17, 2012 ... 

YANGON: Myanmar drew over $270 million in the first three months of 2012, a media report said. Much of it went into the oil and natural gas sector ($247 million), while mining drew nearly $20 million.
Britain injected most investment in natural gas and mining (nearly $100 million). Myanmar attracted $8.46 billion in foreign investment in 2011. Total foreign investment in Myanmar hit $40.42 billion in 458 projects as of January 2012 since the country opened to such investment in late 1988. Of the 31 countries and regions investing in Myanmar, China led with $13.94 billion.

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