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Myanmar's post-coup economic stabilisation in 2022-23 proved short-lived, and we expect real GDP growth to slow from 1.9% in 2023/24 to 1.4% in 2024/25. Private consumption will remain depressed. Ongoing [...]

Post-coup Myanmar has two major exchange rates: the official reference rate (Kt2,100:US$1) and the parallel-market rate (at about Kt3,650:US$1 as at mid-March, 40% weaker than the reference rate). The junta [...]

Post-coup Myanmar has two major exchange rates: the official reference rate (Kt2,100:US$1) and the parallel-market rate (at about Kt3,500:US$1 as at early January, 40% weaker than the reference rate). The [...]

Myanmar's current-account deficit will widen markedly in 2021, to the equivalent of 5% of GDP, and will remain in deficit throughout the rest of the forecast period. Amid the ongoing [...]

The kyat will depreciate against the US dollar in 2021. A confluence of factors, including a wide trade deficit, enduring loose fiscal and monetary policy and an acceleration in inflation, [...]

The kyat will depreciate against the US dollar in 2021. A confluence of factors, including a wide trade deficit, enduring loose fiscal and monetary policy and an acceleration in inflation, [...]

The kyat will depreciate against the US dollar in 2021. A confluence of factors, including a wide trade deficit, enduring loose fiscal and monetary policy and an acceleration in inflation, [...]

The kyat will depreciate against the US dollar in 2021. A confluence of factors, including a wide trade deficit, enduring loose fiscal and monetary policy and an acceleration in inflation, [...]

We expect the kyat to strengthen slightly against the US dollar in 2020 before depreciating from 2021. The currency started to weaken soon after the partial liberalisation of the exchange-rate [...]

We expect the kyat to strengthen slightly against the US dollar in 2020 before depreciating from 2021. The currency started to weaken soon after the partial liberalisation of the exchange-rate [...]

We expect the kyat to strengthen slightly against the US dollar in 2020 before depreciating from 2021. The currency started to weaken soon after the partial liberalisation of the exchange-rate [...]

Myanmar's current-account deficit will widen in 2020 before narrowing on average in US dollar terms in 2021-24. The coronavirus pandemic will significantly curtail remittances from migrant workers, most notably in [...]

Myanmar's current-account deficit will widen in 2020 before narrowing on average in US dollar terms in 2021-24. The coronavirus pandemic will signifi-cantly curtail remittances from migrant workers, most notably in [...]

Myanmar's current-account deficit will narrow in 2020 before widening in US dollar terms in 2021-23. The coronavirus pandemic will hit oil prices and imports from China, as that country's production [...]

Myanmar's current-account deficit will narrow slightly in 2020 before widening in US dollar terms in 2021-23. The coronavirus outbreak will hit oil prices and imports from China, as that country's [...]

Myanmar's current-account deficit will widen in US dollar terms during the forecast period. This will stem largely from the growing merchandise trade deficit, as well as an expanding deficit on [...]

Summary: Kaung Kin Ko Bilateral border trade between Thailand and Myanmar in this financial year has reached US$415.9 million, with exports worth US$123 million and imports worth US$292.9 million, the [...]

Myanmar's current-account deficit will continue to widen in the forecast period, from an estimated 5.3% of GDP in 2017 to 8.2% by 2022. Coupled with an expanding primary income deficit, [...]

Myanmar's foreign trade volume during the April- October period of this year was more than $2.2 billion on average per month. If this amount continues, total foreign trade volume at [...]

Although Myanmar's monthly import bill has been erratic in recent months, the general trend has been upward, with imports in January-May growing by 23.5% year on year to Kt10.3bn. In [...]

Sluggish imports keep the trade account in surplus Myanmar's merchandise trade account (fob-cif) has seen a growing surplus in recent years. In 2006 the surplus soared to Kt13.9bn (US$2.4bn at [...]

Merchandise trade balance ------------------------------------------------------------------ 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 Exports 15,929.4 19,980.3 15,123.0 13,687.0 21,887.4 Imports cif -19,248.3 -15,373.2 -12,720.7 -12,636.8 -11,104.3 Balance -3,318.9 4,607.1 2,402.3 1,050.2 10,783.1 Source: IMF, [...]

Current account (IMF accounts), 2000 (US$ m) Merchandise exports fob 1,386.3 Merchandise imports fob -2,229.1 Trade balance -842.8 Services balance 86.5 Income balance -39.0 Current transfers balance 502.7 Current-account balance [...]

Foreign trade, 1999/2000(a) (Kt m; cif-cif) Exports 7,043 of which: pulses 1,179 teak & other hardwoods 927 prawns 531 base metals & ores 289 fish & fish products 232 Imports [...]

Main economic indicators, 2000 Real GDP growth(a) (output basis; %) 6.2(b) Consumer price inflation (av; %) -0.1 Current-account balance (US$ bn) -0.3 Foreign debt(c) (US$ bn) 6.0 Official exchange rate(a) [...]