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Prospects for Myanmar’s Economy: What the Future Holds and How Myanmar Could Grow

Myanmar has experienced numerous bouts of economic turbulence following the country’s brutal political and social changes that have taken place domestically. With the country just completing an election a few days back, its implications still remain unclear, and the question about how the economy will unfold remains. What changes would
a civil war-ridden country have to make if it were to aim for a dramatic economic and social improvement? How can policy and structural reforms be carried out at a time when some of the main challenges to these reforms are primarily political in nature?

Join us for a discussion where you will get to observe and discuss the Myanmar economic outlook, key strategic policy changes and priorities that are needed to rekindle economic growth.

This topic will be discussed over two sessions, with one session held per day.

Session (1)
Speaker
Dr. Jared Bissinger
Visiting Fellow
ISEAS-Yusof Ishak Institute

Date: February 19, 2026 (Thursday)
Time: 10:00 am – 11:00 am MMT
Palce: Zoom
Language: English

Session (2)
Speaker
U Aye Lwin
Honorary Advisor
Myanmar Institute of Strategic and International Studies (Myanmar ISIS)
Ministry of Foreign Affairs

Date: March 5, 2026 (Thursday)
Time: 3:00 pm – 4:00 pm MMT
Where: In-person | Unit 1605, Sule Square 221, Sule Pagoda Road, Yangon
Language: Myanmar

Registration Fee for both sessions
• Complimentary attendance for MPE&VCA members
• Non-member rate – K50,000

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Speakers

Dr. Jared Bissinger
Dr. Jared Bissinger
Visiting Fellow, ISEAS-Yusof Ishak Institute
Dr. Jared Bissinger is a development economist and independent consultant specialising in private sector development and the business environment in Myanmar. Jared has been working primarily in and on Myanmar since 2011. He completed his PhD in Economics in 2015, with a thesis entitled, “Economic Institutions and the Development of Burma/Myanmar’s Private Sector”. He has previously worked as a consultant with the World Bank, ILO, UNDP, UNICEF, ODI, AusAID, Asia Foundation and numerous bilateral donors. He has written numerous reports on macroeconomics, trade, investment, energy, and the business environment in Myanmar. His most recent report for ISEAS-Yusof Ishak Institute was entitled, “Watershed or Non-Event? Myanmar’s 2025/26 Elections and Effects on its Economic Prospects.”
U Aye Lwin
U Aye Lwin
Honorary Advisor Myanmar Institute of Strategic and International Studies (Myanmar ISIS), Ministry of Foreign Affairs
U Aye Lwin is a former member of the Myanmar Investment Commission and has played an instrumental role in shaping Myanmar’s investment and business environment. He currently holds the position of Director at Geomotion Company Limited, a join venture with Geomotion Company limited Singapore, a provider of Geotechnical Investigation and Instrumentation services to infrastructure projects. He has held several senior positions throughout his career, including as a former Secretary General of the Myanmar Geosciences Society and former Chairman of the ASEAN Furniture Industries Council.

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