Suu Kyi, Myanmar’s de facto leader, has toured Asia in recent months beating the drum for her country’s economy, which the World Bank forecasts to grow at seven percent next year. But Suu Kyi was at pains to say Myanmar was still open for business. Myanmar is “Southeast Asia’s final frontier market… we have land, we have (a) good young working population, we have unexplored resources,” she said. Chinese mega-projects have come under fire inside Myanmar with accusations of land grabs, extractive practices and debt loading onto the government. Suu Kyi said Myanmar needs the help of investors, in particular from Asia, to pull itself forwards after years of ulcerous junta rule and urged businesses to gamble on an “adventure” in the country.

Source: Philippine Daily Inquirer November 12, 2018 11:37 UTC