In July 1996, Jim gulkin, managing director and founder of Bangkok, Siam Canadian Foods Ltd., is considering new business opportunities in neighboring Burma (also known as Myanmar). Despite the relatively underdeveloped compared to the rest of Southeast Asia, Burma has experienced higher levels of foreign investment in recent years. Gulkin, considered entering Burma in the past, but declined, needed to determine whether the time is now for it to market. "Hide
by John R. Kennedy, Anthony S. Frost, Tom Gleave Source: Richard Ivey School of Business Foundation 14 pages. Publication Date: January 21, 1997. Prod. #: 97G003-PDF-ENG
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