BANGKOK/YANGON -- Fresh economic data from private research groups suggest that Myanmar's economy is deteriorating more sharply than feared after the Feb. 1 coup, with heightened risks of soaring inflation, collapsing trade and increased poverty.
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Buyers look at pieces of jade at a market in Mandalay, Myanmar, in March 2019. © Reuters
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