Update on Myanmar Companies Law

31 Jul 2018 Myanmar Update

The Myanmar Companies Law 2017 ("MCL") will come into force on 1 August 2018.

This update looks at some of the key differences between the Myanmar Companies Act 1914 ("MCA') andthe MCL, and the requirement for existing companies and entities registered under the MCA and the SpecialCompany Act 1950 to re-register on the Myanmar Companies Online (MyCo) registry system, by 31 January 2019.


If you would like information on this or any other area of law, you may wish to contact the partner at WongPartnership that you normally work with or any of the following partners:

Christopher CHUAH
Head – Infrastructure, Construction& Engineering Practice 
Partner - Myanmar Practice
d +65 6416 8140
e christopher.chuah@wongpartnership.com
Click here to see Christopher’s CV.

Suegene ANG
Resident Partner – Myanmar
d +95 1 925 3737
e suegene.ang@wongpartnership.com
Click here to see Suegene’s CV.