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Myanmar regime opens bogus bank accounts to bypass Western sanctions on MOGE
A leaked junta request to the Central Bank of Myanmar asks that new foreign currency accounts be registered for the oil and gas entity at a bank which has evaded sanctions
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Predictions differ about new American sanctions’ effects on Myanmar
Outcomes will likely depend on how diminished access to dollars and euros affects domestic businesses’ normal operations and the regime’s procurement of weapons and resources from abroad
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Beyond the Headlines: US hits three more Myanmar entities with trade sanctions
Myanmar Now provides an overview of underreported developments in the country over the past week, February 27 – March 6, 2023
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Myanmar’s junta-owned companies maintain international economic ties despite sanctions
In need of foreign revenue, military-controlled enterprises have found ways to skirt sanctions in response to the military’s ongoing violence against the people of Myanmar
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Activists offer qualified praise as US promises ‘lockstep’ action against Myanmar regime
After expanding sanctions against the military regime, the US and three key allies have yet to follow the EU’s example in banning business with Myanmar’s most lucrative state-run company
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