Rice export through sea trade accounts for 84pc in current FY

Sep 18,2020
Myanmar maritime trade constituted 84 per cent of rice exports. It generated an estimated income of US$646.759 million as of 4 September in the current financial year, as per data from Myanmar Rice Federation (MRF).
Myanmar eyes US fish market with local fisheries exports
Sep 17
Myanmar fisheries sector is hit hard by the coronavirus fallouts, and the Ministry of Commerce is endeavouring to penetrate the US’s fish and seafood market, Yangon Region Fisheries Department stated.
Myanmar’s cross border trade with China exceeds US$ 5.26 bln in 11 months of current FY
Sep 16
Myanmar’s border trade with China saw a decrease of US$ 188 million between 1 October last year and late August this current financial year, according to the statistics from the Ministry of Commerce.
Annual inflation rate dips to 7.14 per cent in July
Sep 15
THE annual rate of inflation in Myanmar, based on the Consumer Price Index, stood at 7.14 per cent in July 2020, according to a report released by the Central Statistical Organization, under the Ministry of Planning, Finance and Industry. 
Go Digital ASEAN Project virtual launch event to be held today
Sep 15
THE virtual launch of Go Digital ASEAN Project will take place today (15 September) between 1:30 and 3:30 pm for users with a Zoom account -----
CMP raw material import plunges to $1.99 bln as of 28 August
Sep 14
Imports of raw materials by CMP businesses have been valued at US$1.99 billion in the past eleven months beginning in October in the 2019-2020 financial year, which plunged from $2.148 billion registered in the corresponding period of last fiscal, according to the Ministry of Commerce.
SEZs rake in $1.34 bln under incumbent government
Sep 14
Foreign investments of US$1.348 billion have flowed into the Special Economic Zones (SEZs), under the Special Economic Zone Law, over the four years under the incumbent government, according to the figures released by the Directorate of Investment and Company Administration (DICA).