Myanmar: Poverty And Conflict Cripple Post-Coup Economy – Analysis

By Htwe Htwe Thein and Michxael Gillan

Myanmar remains fundamentally damaged by the military coup that took place in 2021. Nearly half of the population has been forced below the poverty line. Meagre growth of 2 to 3 per cent in 2023 does little to claw back the double-digit economic contraction inflicted by the...