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Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. FILE - People disembark from a ferry at the Pansodan jetty in Yangon, Myanmar on Nov. 12, 2021. Myanmar, once a thriving emerging ...
News Myanmar » Yangon » Economy: Japan sees opportunity in Myanmar's emerging economy
YANGON (Reuters) - Japan's deputy prime minister confirmed fresh financial aid for Myanmar on Friday during a visit to an industrial zone that underlined the long-isolated nation's growing importance ...
News Myanmar » Yangon » Economy: Yangon-Chengdu direct flight route expected to boost Myanmar's tourism, trade
YANGON: A total of 134 Myanmar group tourists and 98 business travelers took Myanmar Airways International's inaugural Yangon-Chengdu flight on Thursday, establishing a direct air link between Myanmar ...
News Myanmar » Yangon » Economy: Myanmar’s food security in crisis as fuel, fertiliser shortages threaten fragile economy
Rising fertiliser costs and fuel rationing have affected farmers' productivity, but Myanmar has little capital to replenish these stocks Myanmar's weak economy is being brutally exposed to the fuel ...
News Myanmar » Yangon » 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 » Yangon » Economy: Shortages in Myanmar lead to ‘socialist-era’ economy
Read RFA coverage of these stories in Burmese. The queue for cooking oil stretches down a Yangon street. Householders turn up before dawn to fill a plastic bottle at a subsidized rate in Myanmar’s ...
News Myanmar » Yangon » 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 » Yangon » Economy: Myanmar's 37 Million at Risk: How Deepening Poverty Threatens Economic Growth and Recovery
Myanmar’s deepening poverty crisis, affecting over 37 million people, threatens economic recovery as conflict, climate shocks, rising costs and youth migration weaken livelihoods and essential ...
News Myanmar » Yangon » Economy: Third Green Economy Green Growth Forum Focuses on Myanmar’s Energy, Water and Food Nexus
The Third Green Economy Green Growth Forum taking place Nov. 20-22 in Nay Pyi Taw and Yangon comes at a crucial turning point for Myanmar. The Forum attempts to bridge the gap between biology and ...
News Myanmar » Yangon » Economy: Is Donald Trump ready to do business with Myanmar?
There are signs the United States is shifting its policy towards Myanmar, formerly a global pariah.