Lieutenant General Khin Nyunt, Myanmar’s chief of military intelligence and
the official number three man in the ruling military junta, waves after
delivering a speech to open a meeting of East Asian finance ministers and
officials in Yangon, April 5, 2002. Khin Nyunt described Myanmar’s economy,
which is one of the poorest in the world and suffers near hyperinflation and
a serious energy shortage, as “vibrant” and forecast average annual growth
over the next five years of six percent. REUTERS/Sukree Sukplang
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