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Port jam puts government to the test
As imports soar in Burma’s booming economy, the country’s largest port struggles to keep up.
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Bullet Points: 31 July 2014
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Business in Burma this week: Industry slammed for incurring $200 million loss; government plans for six dry ports in Rangoon, Mandalay; national budget will be more transparent, says Finance Ministry
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Anti-contraband team to search international gateways
The Mobile Team, a government task force responsible for cracking down on illegally imported goods, will expand its operations at the end of June.
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Dawei SEZ on hold as Burma seeks to reassure Ital-Thai
The 75-year concession granted to Italian-Thai Development Plc in Dawei remains in place, but construction of the deep-sea port has stopped while the participation of international investors is being arranged, a spokesman for the Burmese government said.
