Myanmar is rapidly emerging from half a century of isolation. Over the
last two years, the government has made great strides in political and
economic reforms and in improving its diplomatic relationship with the
international community. Despite these changes, Myanmar faces many
challenges in sustaining the momentum of reform and transformation. In
addition, the international community has not developed a strategy for
working together to assist the country's progress.
On February 26, Global Economy and Development at Brookings
and the International Monetary Fund (IMF) hosted a discussion on the
shifting landscape and new challenges in Myanmar as well as the IMF and
international community’s role in addressing these. Panelists included:
Priscilla Clapp, former U.S. mission chief to Myanmar; Brookings
Nonresident Senior Fellow Lex Rieffel; Anoop Singh, director of the Asia
and Pacific Department at the International Monetary Fund; and Frances
Zwenig, president of the US-ASEAN Business Council Institute, Inc.
Vikram Nehru, senior associate in the Asia Program and Bakrie Chair in
Southeast Asian Studies at the Carnegie Endowment for International
Peace, moderated the discussion.
source: Brookings
http://www.brookings.edu/events/2013/02/26-myanmar-reform
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