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{{Short description|Australian economist and academic}}
{{Short description|Australian economist and academic}}
'''Sean Turnell''' is an Australian economist and academic<ref>{{cite news |title=Why West is reluctant to invest in Myanmar |url=http://mizzima.com/business-opinion/why-west-reluctant-invest-myanmar |work=Mizzima |date=17 July 2018}}</ref> who is currently serving as economic policy advisor to the Myanmar government.<ref>{{cite news |title=Major Reforms Around the Corner, Says Key Economic Adviser to Suu Kyi |url=https://www.irrawaddy.com/news/burma/major-reforms-around-the-corner-says-key-economic-adviser-to-suu-kyi.html |work=The Irrawaddy |date=21 August 2018}}</ref> He is also a professor of economics at [[Macquarie University]], former senior analyst at the [[Bank of Australia]] and the director of research at the Myanmar Development Institute.<ref>{{cite news |title=In Person {{!}} Suu Kyi Economic Adviser: National Interest Must Come First When Deciding Large Chinese Investments in Myanmar |url=https://www.irrawaddy.com/in-person/suu-kyi-economic-adviser-national-interest-must-come-first-when-deciding-large-chinese-investments-in-myanmar.html |work=The Irrawaddy |date=20 January 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=agencies |first1=Guardian reporter in Yangon and |title=Myanmar: Australian adviser to Aung San Suu Kyi, Sean Turnell, 'being detained' |url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2021/feb/06/myanmar-australian-adviser-to-aung-san-suu-kyi-sean-turnell-being-detained |work=the Guardian |date=6 February 2021 |language=en}}</ref>
'''Sean Turnell''' is an Australian economist and former economic policy advisor to the Myanmar government.<ref>{{cite news |title=Major Reforms Around the Corner, Says Key Economic Adviser to Suu Kyi |url=https://www.irrawaddy.com/news/burma/major-reforms-around-the-corner-says-key-economic-adviser-to-suu-kyi.html |work=The Irrawaddy |date=21 August 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Why West is reluctant to invest in Myanmar |url=http://mizzima.com/business-opinion/why-west-reluctant-invest-myanmar |work=Mizzima |date=17 July 2018}}</ref> He was also a professor of economics at [[Macquarie University]], former senior analyst at the [[Bank of Australia]] and the director of research at the Myanmar Development Institute.<ref>{{cite news |title=In Person {{!}} Suu Kyi Economic Adviser: National Interest Must Come First When Deciding Large Chinese Investments in Myanmar |url=https://www.irrawaddy.com/in-person/suu-kyi-economic-adviser-national-interest-must-come-first-when-deciding-large-chinese-investments-in-myanmar.html |work=The Irrawaddy |date=20 January 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=agencies |first1=Guardian reporter in Yangon and |title=Myanmar: Australian adviser to Aung San Suu Kyi, Sean Turnell, 'being detained' |url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2021/feb/06/myanmar-australian-adviser-to-aung-san-suu-kyi-sean-turnell-being-detained |work=the Guardian |date=6 February 2021 |language=en}}</ref>


In 2009, the [[Nordic Institute of Asian Studies]] published his book on the history of the financial sector in Myanmar, "Fiery Dragon".<ref>{{Cite book|last=Turnell|first=Sean|url=https://www.worldcat.org/oclc/753966248|title=Fiery dragons : banks, moneylenders and microfinance in Burma|date=2008|publisher=NIAS Press|others=Nordic Institute of Asian Studies|isbn=978-87-7694-602-9|location=Copenhagen|oclc=753966248}}</ref>
In 2009, the [[Nordic Institute of Asian Studies]] published his book on the history of the financial sector in Myanmar, "Fiery Dragon".<ref>{{Cite book|last=Turnell|first=Sean|url=https://www.worldcat.org/oclc/753966248|title=Fiery dragons : banks, moneylenders and microfinance in Burma|date=2008|publisher=NIAS Press|others=Nordic Institute of Asian Studies|isbn=978-87-7694-602-9|location=Copenhagen|oclc=753966248}}</ref>

Revision as of 00:24, 23 February 2021

Sean Turnell is an Australian economist and former economic policy advisor to the Myanmar government.[1][2] He was also a professor of economics at Macquarie University, former senior analyst at the Bank of Australia and the director of research at the Myanmar Development Institute.[3][4]

In 2009, the Nordic Institute of Asian Studies published his book on the history of the financial sector in Myanmar, "Fiery Dragon".[5]

On 6 February, in the aftermath of the 2021 Myanmar coup d'état, he was detained, becoming the first known foreign national to be arrested in relation to the coup.[6]

References

  1. ^ "Major Reforms Around the Corner, Says Key Economic Adviser to Suu Kyi". The Irrawaddy. 21 August 2018.
  2. ^ "Why West is reluctant to invest in Myanmar". Mizzima. 17 July 2018.
  3. ^ "In Person | Suu Kyi Economic Adviser: National Interest Must Come First When Deciding Large Chinese Investments in Myanmar". The Irrawaddy. 20 January 2020.
  4. ^ agencies, Guardian reporter in Yangon and (6 February 2021). "Myanmar: Australian adviser to Aung San Suu Kyi, Sean Turnell, 'being detained'". the Guardian.
  5. ^ Turnell, Sean (2008). Fiery dragons : banks, moneylenders and microfinance in Burma. Nordic Institute of Asian Studies. Copenhagen: NIAS Press. ISBN 978-87-7694-602-9. OCLC 753966248.
  6. ^ "Myanmar detains Australian adviser to Aung San Suu Kyi; first known arrest of foreign national since coup". CNA. Retrieved 2021-02-07.


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