The military takeover in Myanmar has set its economy back years, if not decades, as political unrest and violence disrupt banking, trade and livelihoods and millions slide deeper into poverty.

BANGKOK--Myanmar’s economy is forecast to contract this year, the World Bank said Wednesday, as flooding and fighting take a severe toll nearly four years after the military ousted its elected ...

India is fencing its border with Myanmar in Manipur to stop illegal immigrants. The Border Roads Organisation is working in Tengnoupal district. The Union Home Ministry reimposed restricted area ...

Photo from Egypt’s Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities Excavations uncovered four tombs dating back at least 4,600 years, officials said. Two of these ancient tombs were made of mud bricks.

Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. This photo released by the Arakan Army, shows members of the Arakan Army posing for a photograph in front of ...

Diccon Hyatt is an experienced financial and economics reporter who has covered the pandemic-era economy in hundreds of stories over the past two years. He's written hundreds of stories breaking ...

Almost four years after the military coup, civil war, economic struggles, and displacement have compounded the crisis. Public schools in Myanmar were closed for 532 days between 2020–2022 due to ...

Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. This handout photo provided by the Arakan Army shows people looking at flames rising after an airstrike by ...

In February 2021, Myanmar’s military seized power in a coup, and the country’s economy, already hammered by the pandemic, started to buckle. Prices soared and May’s paycheck, the equivalent ...

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According to IMF Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva, the Indian economy is projected to weaken in 2025 despite steady global growth. Uncertainty around US trade policy is a key factor.

Myanmar's junta has lost control of its border with Bangladesh to the Arakan Army (AA), impacting India's strategic interests. The AA's control extends to areas near the India-funded Sittwe Port and a ...