The Myanmar Development Resource Institute (Burmese: မြန်မာ့ဖွံ့ဖြိုး တိုးတက်ရေး အရင်းအမြစ် အဖွဲ့အစည်း, abbreviated MDRI) is an independent think tank and economic and social policy research organisation based in Yangon, Myanmar.
[1] MDRI consists of three specialised centres, namely the Centre for Economic and Social Development (CESD), Centre for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) and the Centre for Legal Affairs.
[2][3] MRDI was initially proposed by Burmese economist U Myint in May 2011, in a paper entitled "Reducing Poverty in Myanmar: The Way Forward".
[4] The institute was then founded the following year, by U Myint and other advisors to President Thein Sein.
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