Just like buses!

Just like buses, you hear nothing about Burma for years and then suddenly Peter Day presents two 'In Business' programmes on BBC Radio 4 documenting the rapid development of the country.

Myanmar, formerly known as Burma, used to be one of the wealthiest countries of south-east Asia. Then came decades of military rule. While other Asian countries furiously modernised, Myanmar stagnated. In the past few years, the country has begun to open up and many international sanctions have been lifted.

But what's it like for home grown businesses and new entrepreneurs? In these two programmes Peter Day talks to those who are setting up businesses despite a number of challenges, such as a lack of funding and poor infrastructure. In the capital, Yangon, he meets people who went abroad for education and have now returned to seek business opportunities at home. And he visits rural Myanmar and sees how micro-financing is working in the countryside.

You can download and listen to the two 30 minute programmes by clicking here.

Or find them on the BBC Radio 4 website by clicking here:

In Business:Myanmar Awakening Part 1
In Business:Myanmar Awakening Part 2

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