Ben Rhodes

Business community pins sanction hopes on State Counsellor’s visit to US

September 15, 2016 by thiha

With State Counsellor Daw Aung San Suu Kyi set to meet US President Barack Obama in Washington today, many in Myanmar’s business community will be watching closely. The two are set to discuss US sanctions that have been in place for decades, and that investors are rearing to have removed. Businesses have long called for lifting sanctions they say cripple […]

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Ahead of Suu Kyi visit, Obama weighs Myanmar sanctions relief

September 5, 2016 by thiha

The United States is considering further easing or lifting sanctions against Myanmar around the time of a White House visit this month by the country’s new leader, Aung San Suu Kyi, U.S. officials told Reuters. President Barack Obama is expected to decide on the extent of the sanctions relief after consultations between Suu Kyi and […]

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With Sanctions Eased, US Sees Economic Potential in Myanmar

August 12, 2016 by thiha

STATE DEPARTMENT — U.S. officials are looking to boost economic engagement with Myanmar, a country that has been dubbed by some as “the final frontier” because it is one of the last markets largely untouched by Western companies. The United States imposed heavy economic sanctions on Myanmar in 1997 over the ruling military junta’s repression […]

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US approves $21m assistance to Myanmar

July 27, 2016 by thiha

YANGON – The United States will provide an additional US$21 million (Bt730 million) in assistance to Myanmar, to promote economic growth and capacity building for long-term development in the country. The initiative will support the government’s goal of tripling exports in five years; strengthen the ability of the government and the legal system to provide […]

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