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Interviews & Viewpoints | U Kyaw Win, Minister of Planning and Finance: Interview from The Report: Myanmar 2017
Interviews & Viewpoints | Mark Garnier, Parliamentary Undersecretary, UK Department for International Trade: Interview from The Report: Myanmar 2017
Interviews & Viewpoints | Vivek Pathak, Director for East Asia and the Pacific, International Finance Corporation (IFC): Interview from The Report: Myanmar 2017
What priorities has the IFC identified in financing the expansion of Myanmar’s national grid?
Articles & Analysis | Myanmar renews focus on trade from The Report: Myanmar 2017
In recent years trade and investment in Myanmar have soared, buoyed by ongoing efforts to liberalise the economy and a successful political transition in November 2015 that saw the National League for Democracy (NLD) become the country’s first civilian-led government elected to power in modern history. Political reforms have brought significant economic benefits, as the US...
Interviews & Viewpoints | Former US President Barack Obama: Viewpoint from The Report: Myanmar 2017
When I was first elected in 2008, Daw Aung San Suu Kyi was still under house arrest. And because – in part of advocacy by the US and others in the international community, but more importantly, because of the courage and strength and resilience of the Myanmar people – what we have seen over the last several years is a transition to democratic...
Interviews & Viewpoints | President U Htin Kyaw: Viewpoint from The Report: Myanmar 2017
Anniversaries offer us opportunities to look back and take stock of our achievements and to chart our way forward. The Asia-Europe Meeting (ASEM) has evolved from a small group of only 26 partners at the first summit, which was held in Thailand in 1996, to 53 partners today. Look at this as a reflection of the ever-growing interest that...