Myanmar remains upbeat on trade talks despite 40% Trump tariffs


Senior Gen. Min Aung Hlaing, Myanmar junta leader and head of the military council. - AP Photo

YANGON (Bloomberg): Myanmar’s military government said it remains upbeat on reaching a deal with the US to see a decrease in Trump’s new tariffs of 40% on goods from the South-East Asian country.

"The US continues to negotiate with us on this, so it’s still in a stage of negotiation,” Zaw Min Tun, chief spokesman of the ruling State Security and Peace Commission, told Bloomberg News on Saturday. 

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