A prodigy who produced his seminal work at just 28, celebrated economist U Hla Myint – who passed away on March 9 in Bangkok aged 97 – enjoyed a glittering career abroad but endured many frustrations in his home country.
A “collateral-free” loan scheme for small and medium enterprises launched by the Myanmar government in 2014 looks functional on paper, but business owners say it is nearly impossible to access and does not provide enough money to be useful.
BY Frontier
