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Myanmar's Economic Isolation From The West Is Beginning To End
Myanmar's president Thein Sein has said his country has no intention of backtracking on its democratic reforms. The U.S. imposed sanctions on Myanmar soon after its military failed to recognize the...
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This Uncharted Asian Country Has Everything Investors Are Looking For
“It’s like Thailand was 50 years ago,” Alexandre de Lesseps told me. We were talking about the next big emerging market to bloom in Asia. It may surprise you, but it is one heck of a story… and...
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Book A Flight To Myanmar Before This Pastoral Destination Is Spoiled By A...
YANGON, Myanmar (AP) — Now that Myanmar is opening to the outside world, good luck getting a hotel room. Travelers and eager investors are pouring in to explore one of Asia's most untouched countries,...
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The US Prepares To Open Up One Of The Most Exciting Untapped Energy Troves In...
U.S. secretary of state Hilary Clinton has reportedly said that the U.S. is prepared to move send a 'full ambassador' to Myanmar, and establish a US aid office in the country, according to Reuters....
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Now Myanmar Is Showing Hopes For Reform, Everyone Is Wondering If It's The...
Myanmar has been in the media spotlight recently for the election victory of Aung San Suu Kyi, the country’s opposition leader, which many have hailed as the nation’s first concrete steps towards...
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Europe Suspends Sanctions On Commodities Powerhouse Myanmar
European Union governments will move to suspend most sanctions against Myanmar at a meeting to take place in Luxembourg on Monday. Reuters reports that a preliminary deal on the issue was agreed by EU...
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This Tiny Country Nestled Between China And India Is Set To Become The Next...
The victory of Aung San Suu Kyi’s National League for Democracy party in Myanmar earlier this month has seen the U.S. and now Europe ease sanctions on the country. This signals that investment...
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MAP OF THE DAY: The New Silk Road
The old Silk Road was a network of trade routes that opened in the first century BCE when China's Han Dynasty began trading with the Roman Empire through intermediary states in Central Asia. Trade...
View ArticleMark Mobius: Despite All The Progress, Myanmar Still Faces A Big Hurdle In 2015
Myanmar, once known as Burma, has democracy standing on its doorstep. For decades under Myanmar’s former military regime, Aung San Suu Kyi led the fight for democracy as head of the National League...
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An On The Ground Look At The Most Exciting New Market In Asia
May 25, 2012 Yangon, Burma [Editor's note: Sovereign Man Chief Investment Strategist Tim Staermose is filling in for Simon today from Yangon, Burma.] If you’re sick and tired of all the doom and gloom...
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Chevron And GE Are Eyeing This Little-Known Resource-Rich Asian Country (GE,...
General Electric and Chevron are looking to invest in Myanmar, according to the Wall Street Journal. General Electric is already pushing to get a license to operate in Myanmar by the end of 2012, and...
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There Are Now Only Two Countries In The World Where Coca-Cola Doesn't Do...
NEW YORK (AP) — The Coca-Cola Co. plans to start selling its drinks in Myanmar for the first time in 60 years, following the U.S. government's decision to suspend investment sanctions on the country...
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The Scramble For Myanmar Has Already Jacked Up Rents And Property Prices
Hoping to set up shop in Yangon? Bring duffel bags full of cash. You might assume that property in Myanmar, one of Asia’s most impoverished and dysfunctional nations, would rent for a pittance. But as...
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US Companies Get The Green Light To Pursue An Exciting New Market In Asia...
American companies have finally got the green-light to invest in resource rich Myanmar. President Barack Obama has authorized U.S. companies to invest in Myanmar for the first time 15-years according...
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Mark Mobius: 2 Things Need To Happen Before Investors Can Flood Into Myanmar
President Obama has finally authorized American companies to invest in Myanmar. For the first time in 15 years, companies like General Electric and Chevron that have been aching to tap the energy-rich...
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The Spike In Myanmar's Opium Production Could Destabilize All Of Asia
Despite efforts to combat the cultivation opium in Southeast Asia, production of the cash crop has doubled in the last six years and the price has risen dramatically, according to a new report from the...
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Here's Why President Obama Made A Historic Trip To Myanmar
President Obama's visit to Myanmar is being described as a historic visit since he became the first serving U.S. president to visit the country on Monday.Thousands of people gathered to welcome the...
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One Look At These Three Charts, And You'll See The Real Reason That Obama...
Obama recently became the first-ever US President to visit Myanmar, a Southeast Asian Country which has recently made Democratic breakthroughs.But the truth of the matter is that Myanmar is a...
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One Of The Most Exciting Untapped Energy Troves Is Auctioning 18 Blocks Of Oil
Myanmar is accepting bids for 18 onshore oil blocks in its second, according to UPI.com. Myanmar is said to have anywhere from 11 trillion - 23 trillion cubic feet in natural gas reserves. It is also...
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China's Ties To Myanmar Are Fraying
EventOn January 17th Chinese officials confirmed that, during hostilities between Myanmar's military and rebels from that country's ethnic-Kachin minority, a bomb had landed in Chinese...
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