Although the Yangon automotive market remains busy, particularly with Suzuki Ertiga cars assembled locally in Myanmar, new imported cars are not selling very well.
WITH the global gold price dip-ping, the price of the yellow metal in the domestic market is likely to remain on the low side, said U Ohn Myaing, Gen-eral Secretary, Myanmar Gold Entrepreneurs Association.
If the strategically important Kyaukpyu deep sea port in Rakhine State is developed systematically, it will help the country’s trade sector grow, said Mr Hong Liang, the Chinese Ambassador to Myanmar.
WITH oil prices fluctuating in the global market amid tensions in the Middle East and the escalating U.S.-China trade war, the prices of fuel in the domestic market have been on the increase, according to fuel traders.
A small Industrial Products and Handicrafts Expo, the first in the region, will be held at the Monywa Town Hall from 29 to 31 May, said U Lin Phyo Aung, Assistant Engineer, Sagaing Region Small-scale Industries Department.
Mango growers in Sagaing Region are now facing hurdles posed by an increase in prices for various inputs, such as fertilizer, insecticide and farming equipment.