This South-east Asian economy is about ready for its opening bell
Singapore
MYANMAR has four currency rates, no credit rating, and a shiny new stock exchange that doesn't yet trade.
Those are some pieces of the financial puzzle that Aung San Suu Kyi's National League for Democracy inherited when it took control of Parliament on Feb 1. After five decades of military rule, the former dissident's party will need to grapple with those and other legacies of the country's isolation.
Investors see potential in the country of about 56 million people. Myanmar has a capitalist culture - it developed a sophisticated black market during the junta's rule - and natural resources. The country may end up being among the fastest-growing in the worl…
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