Myanmar
Business Environment
Myanmar remains one of the least attractive places to do business in the world. Rule by a military junta, restrictions on foreign investment (including currency convertibility), US...
2008-09-10Economy
BMI View: We see the successful conclusion of free trade talks between New Delhi and ASEAN on August 29 as significant in advancing India's trade position in the increasingly important...
2008-09-03Economy
BMI View: The constitutional referendum planned for May 10 will do little to change political conditions or improve Myanmar's position in the international community. However, we...
2008-04-10Political Risk
Things appear to have settled in Myanmar after the regime forcefully suppressed street protests at the end of September, to much international dismay. There are, however, few levers...
2007-10-01Economy
Myanmar's regime has announced that the so-called National Convention, which has been drafting a new constitution for the past 14 years, will enter into its final session on July...
2007-07-04Economy
On March 26, Myanmar's State Peace and Development Council (SPDC) offered a brief lapse from its habitual reclusiveness by inviting foreign diplomats and journalists to the new capital...
2007-04-16Economy
On 20 March, Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar, Thailand, Vietnam and China, the countries making up the Greater Mekong Subregion (GMS), signed the Cross-Border Transport Agreement (CBTA),...
2007-04-11Political Risk
The ruling State Peace and Development Council (SPDC) has grappled with how to react to the international pressure for democratic reform. A plan for a transition towards democratic...
2007-02-12Economy
BMI View: A paucity of reliable economic statistics limits our forecasting abilities, but we can derive a broader economic picture based largely on selected official figures and data...
2006-12-04Economy
Confrontation with international organisations will only push the junta closer to regional allies and tighten its short-term political grip. Despite stiffening opprobrium from a UN...
2006-12-04




