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…
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Business leaders seek economic direction from NLD
Burma’s business community is eagerly awaiting an announcement this week from the ruling National League for Democracy about its economic policies.
FMI shares rise on new stock exchange's first day of trading
The total value of trading on the first day of Burma’s new bourse reaches nearly US$3 million.
OPINION: Time to get down to business
The NLD can’t afford to waste any time in tackling Burma’s economic challenges.
Opponents slam Thein Sein’s anniversary speech
Saw Than Myint, a spokesman for the Nationalities Brotherhood Federation, complained that the Burmese government “claims to be stepping forward, but is in reality going nowhere”.
Is Burma on the right path to reform?
Several politicians and civic society leaders weigh in on President Thein Sein’s comments this weekend when he told a forum of businessmen in Rangoon that Burma’s process of reform was…