Myanmar GDP to stagnate as conscription chases away workers: World Bank

Economic size remains smaller than when military ousted Suu Kyi's government

20240612 Myanmar people fleeing to India

People fleeing Myanmar run across a bridge at the border village of Zokhawthar, Champhai district, in India's northeastern state of Mizoram, on Nov. 15, 2023. © Reuters

THOMPSON CHAU, Contributing writer

BANGKOK -- Relentless conflict and the military's imposition of compulsory conscription are driving Myanmar's economy into a deepening crisis, according to the latest World Bank analysis.

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