Myanmar News » Mandalay News Myanmar » Mandalay » Economy: Myanmar fighting blocks key trade route with China, impacting economy
Ethnic and resistance forces in Myanmar have completely blocked a key trade route to China, halting cross-border commerce and further damaging Myanmar's already struggling economy. The Mandalay-Lashio ...
News Myanmar » Mandalay » Economy: Myanmar Economy to Shrink Further in 2025, World Bank Says
Myanmar’s economy is set to contract further in 2025, the World Bank said in its latest outlook, after a year of conflict in which resistance groups made significant inroads against the country’s ...
News Myanmar » Mandalay » Economy: Myanmar’s economy to contract by 1% this year on conflict, floods: World Bank
Myanmar’s economy is expected to shrink by 1% this year as war and disastrous flooding compound an already dire financial crisis, the World Bank said on Wednesday, as it downgraded its outlook for ...
News Myanmar » Mandalay » Economy: Myanmar’s Economy Shrank 2 Percent in Year to March, Report Says
Myanmar’s economy is set to shrink by 2 percent this financial year, due to the effects of intensifying conflict and economic mismanagement by the military junta, according to the latest Myanmar ...
News Myanmar » Mandalay » Economy: Photos: Myanmar motorists queue for hours as fuel shortages persist
Residents in northern Myanmar’s Mandalay city and Taunggyi city in Shan state have been queuing all day and – in some instances – overnight to keep their spot in line for the limited amount of ...
News Myanmar » Mandalay » Economy: As Inflation Soars, Myanmar Shop Owners Are Jailed for Raising Wages
Myanmar’s junta, facing a growing popular rebellion, has plunged the country into economic crisis, reversing gains from a decade of civilian leadership. By Richard C. Paddock With Myanmar’s currency ...
News Myanmar » Mandalay » Economy: After Pak, It's Bangladesh, Myanmar: China Plans New Corridor Bordering India
China has revived a decade-old connectivity dream which may have major implications for India as well. The China-Myanmar-Bangladesh Economic Corridor (CMBC) promises Beijing a new route to the Bay of ...
News Myanmar » Mandalay » Economy: Myanmar anti-coup forces target Mandalay in struggle to oust military
Myanmar’s second-biggest city is beginning to feel like a city under siege. But while armed groups might be at the gates of Mandalay, most residents do not consider them the enemy. “I’ve lived in ...
News Myanmar » Mandalay » Economy: No Letup in Checkpoint Extortion on Roads to Mandalay
Drivers say roadside corruption has if anything got worse since regime boss Min Aung Hlaing’s call last week to reduce “unnecessary” checkpoints.