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.