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US Investment in Burma Forecasted to Increase

June 10, 2016 by thiha

RANGOON — US investment in Burma has strong potential to increase this year, experts said at a US-Burma Economic Relations seminar in Rangoon on Monday. Entitled “US-Burma Economic Relations: The Next Phase,” the seminar was jointly organized by the Union of Myanmar Federation of Chambers of Commerce and Industry (UMFCCI) and the United States Chamber […]

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Business lobby calls for U.S. to drop sanctions on Myanmar

May 17, 2016 by Thiha

WASHINGTON — The U.S. business lobby says it is high time to drop the remaining U.S. sanctions on Myanmar, but human rights activists and U.S. lawmakers say not so fast. Former political prisoner Aung San Suu Kyi is now running the government after winning elections. Still, the military continues to wield considerable power. That poses […]

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U.S. Companies Investing in Myanmar Must Show Steps to Respect Human Rights

July 5, 2013 by thiha

WASHINGTON — When the Obama administration lifted economic sanctions on Myanmar last year, encouraging American investments after decades of treating the nation as a pariah, it did so with a significant caveat. President U Thein Sein of Myanmar in the Oval Office in May, where he met with President Obama. For the first time, effective […]

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