Sanctions

Most of the OECD countries have lifted sanction against Myanmar. However the following sanctions still remain:

  1. Weapon sales to Myanmar are still prohibited by most Western countries.
  2. The US has lifted most economic and financial sanctions against Myanmar. Learn more at US terminated remaining sanctions against Myanmar on 7 Oct 2016
  3. US imposed sanction on General Maung Maung Soe for his role as army commander in Rakhine on 21st Dec 2017 under the Global Magnitsky Human Rights Accountability Act
  4. Canada has also imposed sanction on General Maung Maung Soe for his role in Rakhine on 16th Feb 2018

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