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Jade A Global Witness investigation into Myanmar's "Big State Secret"

The most valuable jade in the world is found in the Kachin hills of northern Myanmar. This 12 month investigation reveals it is worth far more than previously thought - up to US$31 billion in 2014 alone. That is equivalent to nearly half the GDP of the whole country, which badly needs it. But hardly any of the money is reaching ordinary people or state coffers.

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Field Value
Document type Archived web content
Language of document
  • English
Topics
  • Anti-corruption
  • Extractive industries
  • Extractive industries policy and administration
Geographic area (spatial range)
  • Myanmar
Province(s)
  • Kachin
Copyright Unclear copyright
Version / Edition 1.0
License Creative Commons Attribution
Author (corporate) Global Witness
Publication place https://www.globalwitness.org/jade-story/
Publication date 2015
Date uploaded October 9, 2017, 08:00 (UTC)
Date modified December 29, 2019, 17:44 (UTC)