Myanmar launches fledgling bourse, but there's no trading just yet
Zaw Zaw Yangon
MYANMAR officially launched its first modern stock exchange on Wednesday, but without a single stock to trade until next year, as the nation's latest drive for economic revitalisation struggles to take flight.
Aung San Suu Kyi's pro-democracy party swept elections last month, boosting confidence in the former junta-run nation's reforms, which have also creaked open the door to its reclusive economy.
The bourse opened with the clanging of a large ceremonial bell on We…
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