Myanmar: Many Myanmar Mining Firms Fail to Name Politically Connected Owners: Global Witness

Jul 22, 2020 | Nan Lwin, Irrawaddy
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At least 10 companies in Myanmar have failed to identify “politically exposed persons”—those with links to high-ranking present or former military officials and ethnic armed groups—among their owners, according to a new Global Witness report. The rights NGO based its findings on an analysis of the first batch of beneficial ownership information disclosures submitted by companies in the country’s troubled extractives sector.