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Event On July 6th the daily reference exchange rate of the kyat, published by the Central Bank of Myanmar (CBM), was Kt1,398:US$1. The currency has steadied against the US dollar [...]

Event A domestic newspaper, the Global New Light of Myanmar, reported on August 18th a trade deficit worth US$1.5bn had been recorded in the first four months of fiscal year [...]

Event The government-run Global New Light of Myanmar reported on April 2nd that the country's merchandise trade deficit had ballooned to US$4.9bn in the fiscal year ending March 31st, up [...]

Since the lifting of economic sanctions, foreign direct investment (FDI) inflows have helped to boost economic growth in Myanmar. However, this rise in investment-combined with strong consumer demand-has also driven [...]

Event Myanmar's trade deficit reached over US$2bn in April-August (the first five months of the 2014/15 fiscal year), according to figures obtained by Chinese news outlets from Myanmar's Central Statistics [...]

Event According to the latest data published by the Central Statistical Organisation (CSO), Myanmar's merchandise trade deficit soared to US$2.6bn in fiscal year 2013/14 (April-March). The trade deficit has widened [...]

Event According to the latest data from the Central Statistical Organisation, the value of new foreign direct investment (FDI) projects has jumped. For the first 11 months of fiscal year [...]

Event According to the Central Statistical Organisation, exports grew by 20.8% year on year to US$7.1bn in April-November. However, imports are rising far more rapidly, jumping by 42.6% to US$8.4bn [...]

Event The latest data from Myanmar's Central Statistical Organisation show the country's goods imports surging ahead of exports for the first five months of fiscal year 2013/14 (April-March), and as [...]

Event The value of Myanmar's total merchandise exports climbed to US$9.1bn in fiscal year 2011/12 (April-March), according to the latest data from the Central Statistical Organisation (CSO). Total goods imports [...]

Event The value of Myanmar's merchandise exports fell for a second consecutive month in December 2011, dropping by 18.7% year on year. A concomitant surge in imports meant that the [...]

FROM THE ECONOMIST INTELLIGENCE UNIT Myanmar's external trade position remains relatively weak, owing to fast growth in the import bill and a sluggish export performance. Having recorded its first quarterly [...]

FROM THE ECONOMIST INTELLIGENCE UNIT In the first quarter of 2011 Myanmar recorded its first quarterly merchandise trade deficit since 2003. The import bill soared to Kt13.7bn in the first [...]

COUNTRY BRIEFING Myanmar's merchandise exports stagnated during the first four months of 2008. According to the government's Central Statistical Office (CSO), export revenue remained practically unchanged on a year-on-year basis, [...]