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Myanmar's "gold rush" luring foreigners in droves

Thursday, May 23, 2013
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  • myanmar
More and more foreigners are passing through the arrival hall at Yangon airport, either as tourists or people looking for business opportunities.

YANGON: From seasoned investors to recent graduates armed with little more than hastily-made business cards and dreams of striking it rich, foreigners are pouring into Myanmar to stake a claim as it opens up.It is an expat "goldrush" driven by the promise of an economic boom after the rollback of many sanctions following the end of decades of junta rule....

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