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Myanmar welcomes US move to ease more sanctions
Washington lifts a host of financial, trade embargoes on country's transfer to a civilian-led government
Published Wed, May 18, 2016 · 09:50 PM
Yangon
A US decision to pare back economic sanctions on Myanmar could unclog investment as the country claws its way out of poverty, Aung San Suu Kyi's civilian government said on Wednesday, welcoming the move.
Ms Suu Kyi's party took power in March after clinching a majority at last year's election, the freest in generations for a nation that withered under half a century of military rule.
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