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How Myanmar will connect up Asia

Political reform and the opening up of Myanmar will change the economic geography of the region. A frenzy of port, road and pipeline building in reforming Myanmar will connect up some long neglected bits of Asia

By Economist.com

POLITICAL reform and the opening up of Myanmar will change the economic geography of the region. A frenzy of port, road and pipeline building will connect up some long neglected bits of Asia

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