Myanmar economic fall out

Stacks of Myanmar kyat are seen on the counter before a client collects them, at a bank in Yangon, Myanmar October 19, 2015. Photo: REUTERS/Minzayar/File Photo
South Asia

Myanmar junta arrests dozens in bid to stabilise currency

Myanmar's economy, already fragile after decades of military rule and the pandemic, has wilted since the coup, with foreign investment drying up, exacerbated by western sanctions

A man holds a National League for Democracy (NLD) flag during a protest against the military coup, in Yangon, Myanmar 27 March 2021. REUTERS/Stringer/File Photo
Global Economy

Myanmar is sinking like Sri Lanka, violence up economy down

Refugees, who fled a flare-up in fighting between the Myanmar army and ethnic minority rebels prepare, as they are voluntarily returning across the border to Myanmar, at a pier in Mae Sot district, Tak province, Thailand, December 19, 2021. Photo :Reuters
World+Biz

UN chief presses Myanmar junta for aid access

A view of the Myanmar industrial port terminal at the banks of the Hlaing river in Yangon, June 9, 2016. REUTERS/Soe Zeya Tun
South Asia

Myanmar economy to remain 'severely tested' by coup fallout - World Bank