The private sector of a country is crucial to its economic growth and prosperity. This is particularly true of developing countries as the vast majority of formal and informal jobs are generated within...
Myanmar’s Ministry of Commerce (MOC) continues its evolution from a state trading agency to a ministry responsible for trade-related policy. Initially called the Ministry of Commerce, Supplies, and Transportation...
Myanmar is part of the World Trade Organization (WTO) and a signatory of ASEAN Free Trade Agreement (AFTA). These arrangements have a legal obligation which require members to align its overall trade and...
This brief focuses on Myanmar’s trade in the first seven and half months of FY 2019-2020, which was higher compared to the same period last year despite the COVID-19 (Coronavirus) pandemic. Trade deficit...
This brief focuses on Myanmar’s trade in the first six months of FY 2019-2020, which was higher compared to the same period last year despite the COVID-19 (Coronavirus) pandemic. Land border trade with...
The government of Myanmar plans to implement a national single window to facilitate international trade and drive economic growth. Reducing time and paperwork for processing cargo clearance through a single...
The World Bank Group’s Doing Business project provides a measure of the ‘ease of doing business’ in 190 countries through a set of objective indicators that focus on the impact of laws, regulations and...
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is the Myanmar authority tasked to ensure the safety of drug and processed food in Myanmar. Over the last decade the imports of food by Myanmar has risen manifold...