The construction industry and selected building materials in Myanmar | |
| Author | Moe Kyaw Aung |
| Call Number | AIT RSPR no. SM-98-22 |
| Subject(s) | Construction industry--Myanmar Building materials--Myanmar |
| Note | A research study submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Business Administration, School of Management |
| Publisher | Asian Institute of Technology |
| Abstract | The construction industry supports the national development works by providing various buildings and civil engineering works. The demand for the construction industry is derived from the plans to develop various sectors of the national economy. In Myanmar, the construction industry in Myanmar has steadily developed over the last 9 years. The government laws such as the Union of Myanmar Foreign Investment Law (1988), the Urban Development Housing Scheme (1989), Yangon City Development Law (1990) and Myanmar Tourism Law (1990) created demands for the building sector in the construction industry. Encouraging private sector participation in the construction industry, the government initiated various housing, commercial buildings and industrial park projects to be developed by the private sector. Starting from 1989, local developers and contractors emerged to undertake various building projects initiated by the government. Most of the works took place in the fonn of government-private entrepreneur co-development projects. Slum areas within Yangon city are being converted into multi-storey and multi-use apartments. New towns were created at the outskirts of the Yangon main city and land plots have been allocated for housing and industrial estates. Under the foreign investment law, a number of foreign companies have built international standard hotels, serviced apartments and office buildings. In carrying out the above developments, the construction industry has limitations in its use of machinery and equipment, materials, financial and human resources. In regards of building materials, facing insufficient local production, the industry has to rely on a large volume of building materials imports which drains off valuable foreign currency. Inflation, foreign exchange fluctuations and weak local currency have causes escalating costs and prices. The industry may be relieved from such disadvantages if there are some investments in the building materials industry whose productions would suffice the construction industry's demands. This research paper illustrates the Myanmar construction industry structure and its performance in the country's developments during the period 1989-1997. A specific attention is also paid to the current situation of three building materials - cement, corrugated galvanized iron sheets and reinforced concrete steel. |
| Year | 1998 |
| Type | Research Study Project Report (RSPR) |
| School | School of Management (SOM) |
| Department | Other Field of Studies (No Department) |
| Academic Program/FoS | Master of Business Administration (MBA) (Publication code=SM) |
| Chairperson(s) | Tang, John C. S. ; |
| Examination Committee(s) | Khang, Do Ba ;Buchel, Bettina ; |
| Scholarship Donor(s) | Swiss Agency for Development and Co-operation ; |
| Degree | Research Studies Project Report (M.B.A.) - Asian Institute of Technology, 1998 |