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World Briefing | Asia: Myanmar: Sanctions On 3 CompaniesThe United States broadened financial sanctions against Myanmar, formerly known as Burma, to include three prominent state-owned companies. The United States already restricts most trade with Myanmar but says these sanctions would prevent even indirect dealings with the companies — Myanmar Gem, Myanmar Timber and Myanmar Pearl — on international markets.
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