MYANMAR’S CLOTHING INDUSTRY HAS TOUGH ROAD TO FOLLOW TO BECOME NEW ASIAN OUTSOURCER
April 1st, 2012
BY KARRYN MILLER AND JEN SWANSON, IN YANGON
MYANMAR'S clothing industry looks set to grow as the country once shunned by the west starts to reform. Following pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi's release from house arrest in November 2010, the government has taken steps to boost foreign relations and attract investors from abroad?although the country still has a long way to go. Comprehensive European Union (EU) and USA trade sanctions are now being loosened - with diplomatic efforts intensifying after Suu Kyi's recent election to the Burmese ...
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