Kudo, Toshihiro; Mieno, Fumiharu - Institute of Developing Economies, Japan External Trade … - 2007
Throughout the 1990s and up to 2005, the adoption of an open-door policy substantially increased the volume of Myanmar's external trade. Imports grew more rapidly than exports in the 1990s owing to the release of pent-up consumer demand during the transition to a market economy. Accordingly,...