A fresh UN warning about Myanmar’s economic health


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Jan 31 2025 26 mins   181

Many companies have left Myanmar since the 2021 military coup. The United Nations says 2025 will test the country’s economic resilience to its limits. We hear from a senior UN official involved in the report. Also, we recap a turbulent week in AI and look ahead to what could be a controversial budget in India. Plus, why are major global business and sports figures investing in a UK cricket league?

(Image: Relatives celebrate with a released prisoner (C) outside Insein prison on Myanmar's Independence Day in Yangon on January 4, 2025. Myanmar's embattled junta government on January 4 said it would release almost 6,000 prisoners as part of an annual amnesty to mark the country's independence day. Photo by STR/AFP via Getty Images)