Instability and anti-Chinese sentiment are endangering Beijing’s plans in the country, but rivalry with the West and its own domestic problems may prevent it from engaging the democracy movement, which remains wary of China.
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Instability and anti-Chinese sentiment are endangering Beijing’s plans in the country, but rivalry with the West and its own domestic problems may prevent it from engaging the democracy movement, which remains wary of China.
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Since the February 1 coup pushed Myanmar’s economy off the edge, residents living in informal housing on the urban fringe – already battered by the COVID-19 pandemic – are being pushed to the brink of starvation.
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Years of effort to rebuild trust in the banking sector after the crippling 2003 financial crisis have been wasted due to the military’s seizure of power and its manipulation of the Central Bank.
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IN LATE April, the President’s Office ordered the Union Solidarity and Development Party and other groups to return billions of kyat paid by artisan oil producers that were intended for development projects in Magway Region, but instead used for other activities during the previous government’s term.
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The bank's deputy governor says that foreign lenders will soon have some restrictions lifted on offering services, after an assessment of the banking sector is finished.
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Where possible, contracts that have robbed the state of much-needed revenue should be renegotiated to reflect market rates.
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