Formerly Blacklisted Tycoon Says End of Sanctions Has Restored His Dignity

A local tycoon for­merly reviled by American diplo­mats as a ‘crony’ has said the end of US sanctions last year was a “dream come true” for him.

U Zaw Zaw, Executive Chairman of Max Myan­mar, one of the country’s largest conglomerates, was speaking at a conference organised by Bloomberg in Yangon last week.

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