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January 08, 2003—"During Burma?s time as a Socialist state, citizens were prevented by foreign exchange proceed laws to possess any foreign currency. Minor adjustments were made to this situation after 1988 when the military junta allowed a number of businessmen to open foreign currency accounts at two state-owned banks: the Myanma Foreign Trade Bank (MFTB) and the Myanma Investment and Commercial Bank (MICB)..."
Source/publisher:
"The Irrawaddy" Commentary Archive
Date of Publication:
2003-01-08
Date of entry:
2003-06-03
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- Individual Documents
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Language:
English