. >>> theuation ba uatiouatio uat president is pledging $85 million in grants. >> we are here to say we are helping them have a better life in the future. >> but the two institutions aren't ready to resume full operations just yet. u.s. led economic sanctions will need to be lifted first. myanmar will have to settle a loan. they will make a more detailed examination of the aid myanmar needs. it is a trend its leaders are working hard to encourage. she made her first overseas trip in 24 years and urged foreign investment that will benefit the people. >> we do not want investment to mean greater inequality. we want investment to mean quite simply jobs. >> ministers say they are committed to economic reform. >> but also to improve the people's living standards. >> earlier i spoke with nhk senior commentator on affairs. why is it the land of opportunity? >> i think three main reasons. workforce and the market. myanmar labor, one-fifth of china. the country's reach in the natural gas and rare earth deposit, these resources have yet to be fully developed. then there is a population a consu