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Myanmar currency
![A New Myanmar Needs a New (Crypto) Currency A New Myanmar Needs a New (Crypto) Currency](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2023-11-20-042810.jpg)
A New Myanmar Needs a New (Crypto) Currency
By James Song and Maung Zarni
Despite a string of recent cryptocurrency scandals, the country's resistance forces have a lot to gain from pushing toward fintech's frontiers.
![Myanmar Political Standoff Leaves Economy in Tatters Myanmar Political Standoff Leaves Economy in Tatters](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2021-11-15-063516.jpg)
Myanmar Political Standoff Leaves Economy in Tatters
By Elaine Kurtenbach
With foreign trade falling by 22 percent, dollars are scarce and valuable versus the kyat.
![Investors Spooked by Myanmar Crisis as Economy Braces for Free Fall Investors Spooked by Myanmar Crisis as Economy Braces for Free Fall](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2021-10-20-1.jpg)
Investors Spooked by Myanmar Crisis as Economy Braces for Free Fall
By Dominic Oo and John Liu
The February coup has rapidly unwound a decade of economic progress, while foreign investors are headed for the exits.
![Myanmar’s Currency Falls to All-Time Low Amid Post-Coup Turmoil Myanmar’s Currency Falls to All-Time Low Amid Post-Coup Turmoil](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2021-09-20-2.jpg)
Myanmar’s Currency Falls to All-Time Low Amid Post-Coup Turmoil
By Sebastian Strangio
Booming demand and limited supply of U.S. dollars have seen the kyat steadily lose value.
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