https://www.scmp.com/rss/519416/feed Romain Caillaud is an Associate Fellow at the ISEAS – Yusof Ishak Institute, the Principal of SIPA Partners and the Operations Lead of Catalyst Economics. en https://assets.i-scmp.com/static/img/icons/scmp-meta-1200x630.png https://www.scmp.com Romain Caillaud Romain Caillaud The State Administration Council’s (SAC) coercive and controlling approach to the economy does not bode well for Myanmar’s mid- to long-term prospects. In the past quarter, conflicts in Rakhine and Shan States have intensified, and humanitarian crises nationwide have worsened. These issues have compounded the negative impacts of the SAC’s economic policies, which seek to secure the junta’s interests through control and coercion. The World Bank’s June 2024 issue of its biannual Myanmar Economic... https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/opinion/article/3273004/myanmars-economy-sinks-deeper-quagmire-junta-extends-coercive-control?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/opinion/article/3273004/myanmars-economy-sinks-deeper-quagmire-junta-extends-coercive-control?utm_source=rss_feed Sun, 04 Aug 2024 03:00:16 +0000