Posts Tagged ‘Burma’

Page-Turner In Burma

Myanmar (Burma) is a country that deserves more attention.

In case you missed it, the US is currently pursuing a diplomatic outreach to Myanmar’s ruling State Peace and Development Council (SPDC) – the military junta headed by Senior General Than Shwe. US State Department officials have just returned from what was the highest-ranking American [Read more...]

BLANK Economies Not Immune To Global Recession

Last year, I came up with a new acronym to describe a group of economies in Asia that exists largely on the margins of the world – BLANKs (Burma, Laos, Afghanistan, and North Korea). Given their disconnectedness from global investment flows and trade, surely they will not be affected by the current recession?

Actually, no.

For [Read more...]


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