“In addition, they also demonstrate poor capability to recover from a
significant event exposing investments in those countries to risk of
supply chain and market disruptions,” said Maplecroft. “This could lead
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Just as Burma seeks to emerge from dilapidated isolation and encourage
investment in new infrastructure for electricity generation and
transport to catch up with other Southeast Asian countries, the ADB
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could avoid these problems by directing measured and sustainable
development. The bank’s report urges governments to invest in less
polluting technology and infrastructure and to focus on
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change-resilient cities—including building homes in safe areas, make
housing affordable for the poor and investing in drainage
infrastructure and weather forecast technology.
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The speed of urbanization in Asia—a problem which seems certain to
confront Burma as investment flows into Rangoon and Mandalay—shows no
sign of slowing. Within the next 20 years another 110 million people
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* [78]Burma Business Roundup (Saturday, Jan. 19)
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