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19 Dec 2012

Author:
William Boot, Irrawaddy [Burma]

Burma an ‘Extreme Risk’ for Business and Rights Abuse

[Maplecroft] has included Burma in a top-10 league of countries at “extreme risk” for human rights abuses. Burma was ranked sixth in the bad league...Maplecroft said in its “Human Rights Risk Atlas 2013.” Despite reforms...the risk to foreign investors concerned about their public image remains extremely high...The warning comes as Western and Japanese multinational businesses weigh up prospects for investing in Burma, especially in infrastructure development and mining, oil and gas exploration ...Altsean...has listed recent cases of public protest or intimidation within Burma relating to the loss of land or earnings over business activities. [refers to China National Petroleum Corporation, Myanmar Oil and Gas Enterprise]

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