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Myanma Timber Enterprise controversies

Controversies tied to this brand in public sources. A listing is not a finding of fault.

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  1. 2021

    Sanctions over revenue links to Myanmar's military regime

    Following the 2021 coup, the United States, European Union, Canada, Switzerland, and the United Kingdom targeted MTE with sanctions or related restrictions, citing its contribution to state revenue available to the military authorities.

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  2. Allegations of corruption and illegal timber exports

    MTE has been accused of accepting bribes and using subcontracting arrangements that enabled illegally logged or mislabeled timber to be exported. The allegations have been framed as violations of Myanmar law and of timber-import requirements in the European Union and the United States.

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