Both sides fell into silence over the phone.
Lang Cai was beset with a myriad of emotions. He considered many reasons in his mind, but in the end, realised he had no way to convince Deputy Leader Ling to split the Myanmar Bank Group, and let their natural resources be under the control of the Special Zone's management institution, returning it to the world's 'mainstream'.
Because he could not solve a key issue.
And that was the position of Asia Dollar as the settlement currency in foreign trade.
Ling explicitly said earlier, that it took great effort for some merchants to accept the Asia Dollar. If it were to be split, it may significantly impact the merchant's confidence in holding onto their Asia Dollars. Concerns about the currency's value could be extremely detrimental to future foreign trade in the Myanmar Economic Zone.
Myanmar Kyat.
Its status is too low.
Nobody is willing to accept it.
