Myanmar

Mekong Leaders Agree on Wide-Ranging Development Plan for Next Decade

Leaders of the six nations that share the Mekong River have agreed on a 10-year plan to boost growth, development, and poverty reduction across the Greater Mekong Subregion. Read More

Rising Risk of Deep Eurozone-US Recessions Poses Threat to Asia

Economic growth in emerging East Asia will continue to moderate into 2012 as growing sovereign debt problems in Europe and an anemic US economy raise the spectre of a deep global economic downturn, says ADB’s latest Asia Economic Monitor. Read More

Replacing Lost Crops and Cash-for-Work Schemes Key to Rebuilding Lives After Floods

ADB has approved a $3 million grant to support Cambodia's efforts to recover from the floods that devastated the country in the last 2 months. Read More

GMS Countries Vow Continued Environmental Collaboration

Representatives of the Greater Mekong Subregion (GMS) countries reaffirmed their continued support for regional cooperation on biodiversity conservation and environmental management. Read More

Overview

Myanmar is the second largest country in Southeast Asia, bordering five nations, and is endowed with rich natural resources—arable land, forestry, minerals (including gas and oil), and freshwater and marine resources.