many economic sanctions have been lifted and there's been a surge in
international investment.

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treatment of minority groups are often glazed over in the rush to
invest in the "new" Burma. This week, the government [7]barred a global
Islamic body from opening an office to help members of Burma's Muslim
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simply given the new government a cover to boost business – and foreign
investors a chance to profit?

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The Burmese regime, aiming to end its global isolation and seeking
foreign investment to breathe life into its stagnant economy, has gone
to great lengths to prove it is changing.
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China had been Burma's largest foreign investor to date, but the new
government is eager to promote growth (and [18]less reliance on China)
by courting other foreign investment.

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of major US companies – Chevron, General Electric (GE), Goldman Sachs
and Google, to name a few – to begin exploring investment
opportunities. Days later, GE became the first US company to sign a
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However, the military still controls Burma’s largest companies. So will
anyone other than the elite benefit from investment?

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were much more common – sparking fear that without proper safeguards,
an investment gold rush may actually cause minority communities [28]to
suffer even more in the future.
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won't be achieved until Burma as a whole – including its ethnic
minorities – sees the benefits of foreign investment in their daily
lives.
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act: to urge leaders and companies to act responsibly; and to insist
that the easing of sanctions and more investment in Burma must be
contingent upon its fair treatment of all its citizens. Until this