Aung San Suu Kyi’s government is opening the economy and growth is rebounding in Burma, though the possibility of broader Western sanctions over the Rohingya crisis is nevertheless giving some foreign…
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Economic growth falling short of targets
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…
Tycoon Serge Pun says economy neglected by NLD government
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.
Burma’s breakneck growth brings surge in fuel oil shipping from Singapore
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…
ASEAN economic bloc marks first anniversary
Similar to the establishment of the EU, the AEC also seeks to create free mobility of goods, services, investment, capital and skilled labour.
Central bank governor under fire amid stalled reforms
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…