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    • Wednesday, 9 February, 2022
      News in-depthNikkei Asia
      Yangon’s calm masks Myanmar’s pain a year after military takeover

      Commercial capital adapts to ‘new normal’ but fear and violence lurk just below the surface

      General Min Aung Hlaing, leader of Myanmar’s junta
    • Wednesday, 3 February, 2021
      Myanmar
      The west needs to talk to Myanmar’s generals

      However distasteful, negotiations are needed to avert a bloodbath and to restore Aung San Suu Kyi

    • Tuesday, 4 June, 2019
      News in-depthNikkei Asia
      South-east Asia gains new leverage as China and US battle for influence Premium content

      Funding pours in as America’s allies seek to counter Belt and Road Initiative

      The China-led Lower Sesan 2 Dam in Cambodia
    • Wednesday, 6 February, 2019
      News in-depthNikkei Asia
      Bots and the ballot box: Is Facebook ready for Asia’s elections? Premium content

      Doubts remain over tech giant’s fight against fake news ahead of upcoming polls

    • Tuesday, 25 December, 2018
      News in-depthNikkei Asia
      The rise and rise of Bangladesh Premium content

      The economy is booming. Does Sheikh Hasina deserve the credit?

      Sheikh Hasina is running for a third five-year term as prime minister of Bangladesh
    • Wednesday, 12 December, 2018
      News in-depthNikkei Asia
      Bangladesh aims to achieve 10% annual growth by 2021 Premium content

      Prime minister Sheikh Hasina says country will seek bids for second nuclear plant next year

      Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina
    • Monday, 10 September, 2018
      News in-depthNikkei Asia
      As the west isolates Myanmar, some investors dig in for the long term Premium content

      Attacks on minorities and the media cloud economic progress

      FILE PHOTO: Myanmar's Commander in Chief Senior General Min Aung Hlaing salutes as he attends an event marking Martyrs' Day at Martyrs' Mausoleum in Yangon, Myanmar July 19, 2018. To match Special Report MYANMAR-JOURNALISTS/TRIAL REUTERS/Ann Wang/File Photo
    • Monday, 2 December, 2013
      Markets
      Lessons from Asia’s reversal of fortunes

      Myanmar’s emergence on the international stage is stealing some of Thailand’s thunder, writes Gwen Robinson

    • Tuesday, 9 July, 2013
      beyondbricsMarkets
      BAT back in Myanmar – one of many
    • Wednesday, 3 July, 2013
      beyondbricsUK banks
      Japan’s MUFG and Thailand’s Bank of Ayudhya: more to follow
    • Friday, 28 June, 2013
      beyondbricsMarkets
      Myanmar telco auction: the good and the bad
    • Monday, 17 June, 2013
      beyondbricsMergers & Acquisitions
      Myanmar: foreign investment rush raises hopes… and concerns
    • Wednesday, 29 May, 2013
      beyondbricsMarkets
      Myanmar: a $300bn economy by 2030
    • Monday, 29 April, 2013
      beyondbricsCentral banks
      Thailand: massive transport spending plan details revealed
    • Thursday, 25 April, 2013
      beyondbricsMergers & Acquisitions
      CP All and Siam Makro: Stock Exchange of Thailand to take a close look
    • Wednesday, 24 April, 2013
      beyondbricsMergers & Acquisitions
      Who wins in Thailand’s biggest ever takeover?
    • Thursday, 18 April, 2013
      beyondbricsEurozone economy
      Asia and the Pacific: no time for complacency, says UN’s Escap
    • Monday, 15 April, 2013
      beyondbricsMarkets
      Myanmar cleans house – China’s worst nightmare?
    • Monday, 11 March, 2013
      beyondbricsMarkets
      Myanmar: cutting red tape – the Public Services Performance Appraisal Task Force
    • Thursday, 28 February, 2013
      beyondbricsMarkets
      Hilton goes to Myanmar as tourism takes off
    • Sunday, 24 February, 2013
      beyondbricsUK banks
      US eases restrictions on four major Myanmar banks
    • Tuesday, 29 January, 2013
      beyondbricsCentral banks
      Thailand tourism: hitting record highs
    • Wednesday, 9 January, 2013
      beyondbricsMergers & Acquisitions
      KKR: keener on Vietnam consumer
    • Tuesday, 8 January, 2013
      beyondbricsMarkets
      Multinationals: off the pace in Asia
    • Saturday, 15 December, 2012
      beyondbricsCentral banks
      UN / Escap: the threats – and upsides – to Asia-Pacific growth in 2013
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