Cranes stand idle as Myanmar businesses bemoan economic policy drift


  • World
  • Tuesday, 26 Jul 2016

A hat is pictured in a suspended construction project in Yangon, Myanmar, July 21, 2016. Picture taken July 21, 2016. REUTERS/Soe Zeya Tun

YANGON (Reuters) - Aung San Suu Kyi's ruling party will offer a glimpse of its plans for Myanmar's economy this week, in a long-awaited announcement that seeks to reassure businesses and investors who have grown increasingly worried by a lack of firm policy detail.

A burgeoning private sector had hoped the National League for Democracy's (NLD) emphatic triumph in a historic election last year would spur a quickening of reforms, but eight months on the NLD's economic strategy remains largely a mystery.

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