- ACCESS TO RAW MATERIALS
- INCOME TAX EXEMPTIONS UP TO 5-7 YEARS
- INCREASING DOMESTIC, REGIONAL, AND INTERNATIONAL CONNECTIVITY
- PROXIMITYTO THAILAND FOR TRADE AND TOURISM
- GROWING NUMBER OF YOUNG, EDUCATED, INEXPENSIVE LABOUR FORCE
- ONE OF MYANMAR’S THREE SEZS (DAWEI SEZ AND DEEP SEAPORT) AND INDUSTRIAL ZONES PLANNED
- COMMITMENT, OF THE GOVERNMENT TO PROMOTE PRIVATE INVE5TMENT AND THE REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT
BUSINESS OPPORTUNITIES
- Rubber latex production/manufacturing
- Tourism
- Transport and Logistics service
- Pearl production
- Agro – processing
- Jewellery production
- Off – grid electricity
- Fisheries processing
- Mining & Smelting (CSR)
- Construction
SECTORS HIGHLIGHTS
HOTEL AND TOURISM
Hardly untapped coastal territories together with continuously growing number of tourists provide a myriad of opportunities in the tourism sector. The development of hotels, transport services for tourists and sight-seeing, eco-tourism business are among promoted business activities by the region.
RUBBER MANUFACTURING
The region has the 2nd biggest planted area for rubber and is the 3rd in terms of production. There are opportunities for technological and sustainable projects for boosting rubber quality and quantity. With higher quality, a more diverse set of products could be produced in the region and sold locally and abroad.
FISHERIES PROCESSING
Boasting with the longest coastal line in the country, the region provides easy access to the Andaman sea and its ample resources. These prerequisites open up opportunities for higher value-added processing projects in the fishing industry that could benefit from existing domestic and international demand.