Businesses producing value-added salted plums in Ngathayauk Town of NyaungU District are doing well financially, said U Thein Swe, a salted plum business owner.
MYANMAR-Indonesia trade topped US$80.9 million in April, registering a slight increase of $6 million, or 8 per cent, in value compared to the same month in the previous fiscal, according to the latest monthly trade report issued by the Ministry of Commerce.
CONSTRUCTION of low-cost housing for squatters is expected to start within the next three months, said Yangon Region Chief Minister U Phyo Min Thein at a media conference following a meeting
Local fish farmers must not breed freshwater striped catfish on a large scale at present due to obstacles in legally exporting the species to China, according to the Myanmar Fisheries Federation.
Mandalay mango processors are exporting value-added products to foreign markets, said U Kyaw Soe Naing, secretary, the Myanmar Mango Market and Technology Development Association.
The Myanmar Fish Breeding Entrepreneurs Association (MFBEA) is pushing for imports of Rohu fingerlings from India through a Government-to-Government (G-to-G) pact.
Therefore, Myanmar’s total trade volume from October to April this year amounted to US$ 20007.03 million, resulting in a trade deficit of US$ 599.63 million, according to the monthly export and import report released by the Central Statistical Organization.
