Investors in Myanmar swot up on share trading
Dozens attend Yangon Stock Exchange classes every week; bourse to make debut on Friday with one counter
Yangon
INSIDE the graceful halls of Myanmar's first modern bourse, a huddle of business leaders crowds into a crash course on share trading, as the former junta-run country takes another leap towards economic revitalisation.
Yangon Stock Exchange (YSX) is due to debut its first listed company on Friday, just days before a new civilian government overseen by Aung San Suu Kyi comes to power in a nation fast opening up after decades of military rule.
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