Onion prices drop by half in Muse market in early April

THE selling price of onions re-duced by half to K367,200 per ton in early April from K734,400 in the year-ago period, according to traders at the Muse 105th mile trade zone.
Special coffee zone set up in Thandaunggyi Township
Coffee will be cultivated on 5,000 acres of land in Thandaunggyi Township, Kayin State, as part of a special coffee zone project, according to the state’s Agriculture Department.
MIC approves US$290 mln port, container yard development project last Friday

THE Myanmar Investment Commission (MIC) recently gave the green light to one project for t

Myanmar’s exports to Netherlands double in February
MYANMAR’S exports to the Netherlands reached US$30 million in February, nearly double the value registered in the same month last year, according to the monthly trade report released by the Ministry of Commerce.
Electric bicycle to be produced in Myanmar
A discussion on producing electric bicycles in Myanmar is underway between owners of SMEs in Mandalay Industrial Zone and officials from Japan Myanmar Association (JMA), according to the SME in Mandalay Industrial Zone.
Myanmar’s overseas trade up over $130 mln in current FY
TRADE between Myanmar and international  trade  partners  crossed  US$18.8  billion  so  far  in  the  current  fiscal  year,  an  increase  of  over  $130  million,  or  0.7  per  cent,  from  the  cor-responding period last FY, the Ministry of Commerce reported this Friday.
High crude oil price drives up domestic fuel prices
THE spike in crude oil price in the global market has pushed up domestic fuel prices in the post-Thingyan period, according to oil dealers.