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                     Burma Authorizes Foreign Credit Cards

   by VOA News

   Burma has approved the introduction of foreign credit cards, a move
   that will greatly simplify life for visitors to the former outcast
   nation.
   The state-run New Light of Myanmar newspaper reported Friday that the
   finance ministry has given approval for Visa, MasterCard, China
   UnionPay and Japan Credit Bureau to enter the long-closed country.  The
   paper did not say when the introduction would take place.
   Because of decades of U.S. and western sanctions, major credit cards
   are not widely accepted in Burma, forcing tourists and businesspeople
   to carry large amounts of cash.
   Washington has eased restrictions on Burma after reforms including the
   release of some political prisoners and the election of Nobel Peace
   laureate Aung San Suu Kyi to parliament.
   [Some inforamtion for this report was provided by AFP.]
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