Myanmar Expects to See Worst of Covid-19 Economic Impact Starting in September

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"Sign up here for our daily coronavirus newsletter on what you need to know, and subscribe to our Covid-19 podcast for the latest news and analysis. Myanmar’s de facto leader Aung San Suu Kyi said the most severe economic impact from the novel coronavirus outbreak is expected in the final four months of this year. “We’d like to reassure the people that we’re well prepared to address the impacts,” Suu Kyi said in a panel discussion via video conference on Tuesday. “We believe we’ll be able to overcome them through inclusive cooperation.” The Southeast Asian nation is due to receive $1.25 billion in emergency loans from international organizations, Thaung Tun, investment and foreign economic relations minister, said in the same panel..."

Creator/author: 

Khine Lin Kyaw

Source/publisher: 

"Bloomberg News" (New York)

Date of Publication: 

2020-06-16

Date of entry: 

2020-06-20

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  • Individual Documents

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Countries: 

Myanmar

Language: 

English

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text

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    • Good