Problems and Promises in Burma Go Far Beyond Freight and Logistics Interests

[DagonKhan]

Problems and Promises in Burma Go Far Beyond Freight and Logistics Interests

New South East Asian Market Comes with Both History and Contemporary Difficulties - the Role of Geopolitics in Transport and Infrastructure Development

BURMA – MYANMAR – Much is made currently about how Burma, otherwise known as Myanmar, is 'the last great investment frontier'.

Emerging after decades of brutal military rule (though the situation is far from stable according to local NGO's) Burma is experiencing a flood in foreign finance as companies rush to get a piece of the pie and be in at the start of what is expected to be a highly profitable boom in a blossoming economy, and freight forwarding and other logistics related groups have been amongst the first to join the rush. However as investors fight for position in the new market more powerful forces are shifting behind the scenes to attempt to make Burma fit into their own power plays and counter one another's influence.

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[onthemoon]

It's not "Burma, otherwise known as Myanmar" as this article states, but it is correctly "Myanmar, formerly known as Burma".

A newspaper that is stuck in the past is not really reliable, is it. so I didn't read the rest.