Regarding the Myanmar coup d'etat, a major Japanese trading company, which is expanding its business locally, said at a press conference on the 3rd that it would like to pay close attention to the local situation and the trend of the United States showing an attitude of not resigning economic sanctions. It was.
Of these, Marubeni's managing director Takayuki Furuya, who is involved in the operation of industrial parks and the development of electric power infrastructure in Myanmar, said in an online press conference, "Employees in the field are waiting at home, but what will happen in the future? We are trying to collect information on whether it will change or not. There are some projects in progress, so we would like to identify the local situation. "
In addition to operating the industrial park, Mitsubishi Corporation's managing director, Masuichi, who manufactures and sells food products and develops cities, said in a telephone interview, "Since the focus is on domestic business in Myanmar, this coup d'etat. I don't think it will have an immediate impact on consumer behavior, but economic sanctions could make the economy worse in the long run. "
In addition, Sojitz's vice president Seiichi Tanaka, who is involved in the development of communication infrastructure, said in a telephone interview, "I think that there is no problem with business continuity because communication infrastructure is important, but what will happen to economic sanctions by the United States is solid. It is necessary to assume, "he said, saying that he would pay close attention to the trend in the United States, which shows an attitude of not resigning economic sanctions.