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Myanmar s Economy in Freefall Under Military Regime

Myanmar’s Economy in Freefall Under Military Regime Myanmar’s Economy in Freefall Under Military Regime Feature: The military regime s security forces guarding City Hall in downtown Yangon Feb.6 / The Irrawaddy 958 By The Irrawaddy 22 April 2021 Before last year’s November election, the World Bank and the Asian Development Bank predicted that Myanmar would bounce back strongly from the economic impact of the global COVID-19 pandemic, with the economy set to grow at around 6 percent in 2021. In the immediate aftermath of the military’s Feb. 1 coup, junta leaders sought to keep the economy on track by presenting themselves as business-friendly and saying that economic policies would remain unchanged during the state of emergency. The junta even appointed some individuals to Myanmar’s key economic ministries who were already well-connected and well-known to the international community.

Control brick prices, says union

Control brick prices, says union Updated: Updated: Share Article The AITUC Construction Workers Union has sought measures to bring down prices of bricks. N. Selvaraj, State joint secretary of the union, said in a press release that prices of several raw materials used in the construction sector have gone up, threatening the livelihood of thousands of workers in the sector. In the recent days, prices of bricks made in Coimbatore have also shot up. The officials concerned had taken action against a few brick kilns for operating without mandatory permissions. Earlier, price of a load of bricks (4,500 numbers) used to be ₹35,000. After the closure of some units, the price has shot up to ₹58,000, he said.

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