Yangon 2015 - Part Three

Continued from previous article... It has been three years since Myanmar liberated its economy, today there are a slew condominiums, pre-school centres and swanky eateries and bars that have been set up. Myanmar has nearly 60 million in population and in Yangon, officially 5 million and there is a , growing middle class that may double by 2020. They will have a large young, upwardly mobile and vibrant population of not already. Myanmar is well located - at the crossroads of China, India and South East Asia. Can you imagine her access to a humongous combined population? I was told there weren't so many cars in the past but today you will often get stuck in traffic jams. Looking at its infrastructure, there are almost too many things that needed building. The buoyant construction sector, valued at US3 billion is expected to grow 46% to USD4.2 billion within next year. Abundant opportunities come with potential pitfalls too. I learnt that you have to pay in ad...