Since the opening of the economy to the outside world in 2011, President U Thein Sein’s government has implemented various policies in an attempt to raise standards of education. In order to boost the country’s socioeconomic development and better prepare students for the growing economy, the government increased the education budget from $340m...
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In 2014 Myanmar’s IT industry will see an explosion of activity that promises to transform almost every other sector of the economy over the coming years. Yet experience and training are severely lacking at present, and education will need to catch up quickly with the rush of technology if the country is to take full advantage of the trend.
Recent reforms in the sector are beginning to take off and to address the low levels of lending and banking recorded in the country in 2011. Foreign banks are lining up at the country’s doorstep to tap into this potentially major market in the heart of South-east Asia. Since April 2011 and the shift in government policy, banks have started to...
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