Myanmar/Burma: The next tiger?
At a Glance
22-10-2015
Decades of economic mismanagement have left formerly wealthy Myanmar/Burma one of the poorest countries in the world. However, prospects have brightened recently – foreign trade and investment are booming, growth is accelerating and decrepit infrastructure is being rebuilt, giving the country a chance of becoming the next south-east Asian 'tiger' economy.
At a Glance
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- Asia and Oceania
- budget
- budget deficit
- Burma/Myanmar
- economic conditions
- economic geography
- economic infrastructure
- economic policy
- economic reform
- economic situation
- economic structure
- ECONOMICS
- FINANCE
- financing and investment
- foreign investment
- foreign trade
- GEOGRAPHY
- gross domestic product
- national accounts
- public debt
- public expenditure
- public finance
- public finance and budget policy
- TRADE
- trade policy