Private sector firms in Myanmar havereported spectacular sales growth since the onset of aseries of government-initiated policy reforms in 2011. A 24percent real annual sales growth rate puts Myanmar in thefastest growing private sectors as measured by EnterpriseSurveys (ES). The employment growth rate is positive butlower than the average of the economies in East Asia andPacific (EAP). Importantly, this remarkable sales growthtook place despite great hurdles (see below), which issuggestive of continued growth that could be unlocked byfurther reforms. As Myanmar continues to open up to foreigninvestment, this growth will likely continue.