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S1E105: Myanmar’s parlous economy rooted in ruinous policies
Find out why Myanmar is in a state of economic collapse with only one per cent growth in fiscal year 2023/24.
Synopsis: Every fourth Friday of the month, The Straits Times' global contributor Nirmal Ghosh shines a light on Asian perspectives of global and Asian issues with expert guests.
Military-driven policies and conflict have shrunk Myanmar’s formal economy, but its illicit economy - long a feature of its borderlands in particular - has been thriving.
Myanmar's military regime is not entirely to be blamed for this tradition of transnational crime syndicates as many of the areas concerned…
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