Tag: Myanmar Economy

The longer the conflict in Myanmar’s Kokang region continues, the more it could have a negative impact on foreign investment, which is crucial to developing the country’s economy after decades of isolation. That’s because the government’s capacity is being stretched thin as it deals with duel crises not only in Kokang, but with the ongoing student protests that recall the days before the country opened up to the outside world. In any government anywhere in the world, there is only so much available staff and so many hours in the day to deal with crises, and Borderless’ sources say they fret the government is distracted by these crises and is unable to pay the necessary attention to the international investment community.