Thilawa Special Economic Zone

Thilawa Special Economic Zone (Burmese: သီလဝါအထူးစီးပွားရေးဇုန်; abbreviated Thilawa SEZ) is a 2,500 hectares (6,200 acres) special economic zone being developed in Kyauktan and Thanlyin Townships, 25 kilometres (16 mi) south of Yangon city.

[1] Thilawa SEZ is being developed by a joint venture, initially between the Japan External Trade Organization and the Union of Myanmar Federation of Chambers of Commerce and Industry.

[1] The Burmese and Japanese governments established a consortium including Japan Thilawa SEZ Company (backed by Mitsubishi, Marubeni and Sumitomo corporations), Myanmar Thilawa SEZ Holdings, Thilawa SEZ management committee and the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) on 29 October 2013 to proceed with development.

The first phase of the SEZ was slated to complete in 2016, but became operational at the end of September 2015.

[2] The current Chairman of Thilawa Special Economic Zone's Management Committee is Winston Set Aung.