Private education was not specifically mentioned in the restricted activities that were listed in the MIC notification no 15/2017 dated 10 April 2017. However, it was still included as a promoted industry which meant that investors may have been able to obtain tax incentives when making investments of this nature.

 Notification 7/2018 specifies that investors (either Myanmar citizens, joint ventures or foreign investors) can invest in providing the following type of educational services:-

• Private basic education;
• Private technical, vocational and training;
• Private higher education;
• Private subject based school; or
• Private school designated by the Ministry of
  Education.

It would seem that that there will be flexibility in the form of investment but investors will still need to conform with the National Education Law.

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