Norwegian oil fund tied to Myanmar junta funding

A new report reveals that Norway's sovereign wealth fund might have indirectly financed the military regime in Myanmar.
Photo: Ntb Scanpix/Reuters/Ritzau Scanpix
Photo: Ntb Scanpix/Reuters/Ritzau Scanpix
BY MATHIAS JULIUS FALKENGAARD, ENERGYWATCH

Norway's Government Pension Fund Global (GPFG) is being connected via an Indian company to the military regime in Myanmar, which took control of the country in a coup d'état staged on Feb. 1, reports Norwegian media E24.

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