European and American demands have been an added impediment to economic development and the country has been shunned by several international aid donors and investors in the West and elsewhere (EIU, 2001a,b), its majortrading partners being South Asian countries, China and Japan. Nevertheless, official statistics list the UK, USA, France and The Netherlands amongst the top ten investors in the period up until the beginning of 2001. By then, 25 countries hadcommittedUS$7357.27million in 350projects across11 sectors,the table of foreign investors headed by Singapore (Union of Myanmar, 2002a).