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Myanmar seeks Indian investments in various sectors

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Press Trust of India Kolkata
Myanmar is seeking Indian investments in various sectors including energy, agriculture, tourism and forestry.

Consul General of Myanmar in Kolkata Kyaw Swe Tint said there was a lot of opportunities to invest in the areas of agriculture, tourism, forestry, livestock, fisheries and energy.

He said the volume of Indo-Myanmar trade was increasing every year. The 2013-14 provisional figures stood at USD 1,932 million.

The envoy said Myanmar was banking on Indian assistance for the proposed India-Myanmar-Thailand Highway project.

This would be further extended to Laos and Cambodia with the assistance of the Indian government, he said.

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First Published: May 21 2014 | 5:12 PM IST

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