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Burma has fallen short of its projected economic growth rates for the past two fiscal years, Minister for National Planning and Finance Kyaw Win acknowledged during a joint session of Parliament on Monday.
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The International Monetary Fund on Friday forecast an economic rebound in Burma this year, but said the Rohingya refugee crisis may dampen investment as the country faces international pressure over its treatment of the Muslim minority.
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An International Monetary Fund delegation visits Burma this week for an annual economic checkup of a country whose treatment of its Rohingya Muslim minority has put it in the international spotlight.
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China is ploughing money into Southeast Asia, but as welcome as all this economic activity is to the region, it could also present political problems, as countries confront China over issues such as its claims in the South China Sea.
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The UN says that one in four people in Burma live in low-quality housing, exposing them to greater threats during natural disasters.
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Burmese tycoon Serge Pun, one of the wealthiest men in Asia, says the government led by Aung San Suu Kyi has neglected the nation’s much-needed economic reform.
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Discrimination against workers standing up for their rights in Burma’s garment industry was highlighted this month after a union leader was fired at a factory supplying fashion brand H&M.
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Burma’s oil imports are surging to fuel a fast-growing economy and rebuild rotting infrastructure, creating a small but profitable route for ships making a beeline for the emerging Southeast Asian nation from the regional hub of Singapore.
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Beijing aims to capitalise on the Trump-induced coma of the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP).
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The Thilawa Special Economic Zone is fast becoming a prime destination for foreign investment, but local people say their concerns aren’t being taken seriously.
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Human rights activists denounce the Obama administration’s decision to lift sanctions on Burma as a “dark day” for the country’s efforts to end abuses by the military.
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An Arakanese civil society group says that 300,000 people in Arakan State have signed a petition calling for greater control over resource extraction in the impoverished region.
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Plans are afoot to revitalise the role of two committees that aim to rev up the multibillion-dollar project.
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The United States received its first commercial-scale imports of coffee from Burma in over 15 years this month as part of a US government programme to help farmers in the once-isolated Southeast Asian economy.
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Kyaw Kyaw Maung, the governor of the Central Bank of Myanmar, was reappointed to the position in 2013 by former president Thein Sein, after previously serving under Burma’s former military junta.
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Foreign investment in Burma has dropped to US$380 million during the first four months of the current fiscal year, down from $2.6 billion during the same period last year.
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Economist Sean Turnell speaks to DVB about the NLD’s recent economic policy statement and other issues related to Burma’s prospects for development.
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Burma’s decision to shake up its multi-billion dollar jade business is a ground-breaking opportunity to stop human rights abuses and increase transparency, say activists.
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Burma’s government wants to pursue more sustainable economic development by depending less on resources, says a German business delegation.
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Burma’s business community is eagerly awaiting an announcement this week from the ruling National League for Democracy about its economic policies.
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The US-government-backed Overseas Private Investment Corporation launches operations in Burma with a US$250 million loan to a company that builds and maintains telecommunications towers.
The Asian Development Bank says it will lend US$350 million to Burma next year, more than doubling the amount for this year, as the country begins to focus on major infrastructure projects.
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As imports soar in Burma’s booming economy, the country’s largest port struggles to keep up.
Burma’s new National League for Democracy government has a huge set of reform challenges waiting for it, but few could be more important and intractable than corruption.
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Burma’s lack of skilled labour is one of the major hurdles facing the country’s economy, according to Thai academics.
The trade deficit reflects the rapidly growth of Burma’s economy, with imports of construction materials accounting for roughly 40 percent of imports.
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The NLD can’t afford to waste any time in tackling Burma’s economic challenges.
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Now that the vote has lived up to its seismic billing, DVB sat down with Professor Maw Than, a former director of the Central Bank of Myanmar to discuss how next year’s NLD-led government will continue the project of Burmese economic rehabilitation.
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Noted political scientist and author Francis Fukuyama spoke to DVB on the sidelines of his talk in Rangoon, where he discussed economic policy, the rule of the law, and the need for Burma to be patient on the road to democracy.
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Burmese finance analysts have predicted that the US dollar will continue to strengthen against the kyat until the end of the year, state media reports.
