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More than 25,000 businesses have closed in Myanmar since the coup
Despite regime officials’ denials, Myanmar businesspeople said the increasing deregistration of domestic and foreign companies was largely due to worsening economic conditions in the country
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Myanmar junta privileges military-owned entities, targets private companies
Traders, entrepreneurs, and economic analysts are comparing the military authorities’ recent actions against private companies to the years of economic mismanagement under Myanmar’s previous military dictator Ne Win
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Top ASEAN officials meet Myanmar junta chief for ‘cooperation’ talks
The regional grouping has so far failed to get the regime to abide by a consensus aimed at ending the violence unleashed by its 2021 coup
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Myanmar factories close amid deteriorating economic conditions
Manufacturers across various sectors have suspended operations or rented out their facilities while some foreign-owned factories have shut down permanently
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Junta lifts suspension of overseas work permits for men, but imposes age restrictions
Employment agencies say that Myanmar’s military council is forbidding men between the ages of 23 and 31 from being considered for work abroad
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