Few doubt they will be back to invest. And Japan and Myanmar recently agreed to open a direct air route. Opportunities are springing up elsewhere. The country recently received an International Monetary Fund team to upgrade its ability to collect economic statistics. David Abel, minister for national planning and economic development.
Money motivates big businessmen.
They are not worried about what politicians say. Billboards advertising imported Japanese and Korean TVs, refrigerators and karaoke machines stand next to those touting military slogans. Other signs of modernity are creeping in. Japanese cars and pickup trucks are replacing the vintage Morris sedans at a quick pace. They also compare notes on new restaurants.