The average operating capacity of firms was 59 percent down from 66 percent in March 2022. About half of all firms reported that power outages remained a concern for business operations. The Kyat depreciation...
The latest survey was administered between May 11, 2022, and June 9, 2022, and covered a nationally representative sample of 500 firms. The period for the latest survey is referred to as June 2022. Figures...
This detailed note focuses on the results of Myanmar firm monitoring round 12 results. The average operating capacity of firms was 59 percent down from 66 percent in March 2022. About half of all firms...
This report focuses on the results of round seven high frequency phone survey of households in Myanmar conducted in February 2022.
This poverty synthesis notes documents Myanmar’s poverty reduction progress leading to the COVID-19 crisis, and setback to these gains brought about by the COVID-19 pandemic and coup. The note aims to...
During Myanmar's decade of reforms, financial sector reforms were widely recognized to be a critical underpinning of Myanmar's democratization process, enabling the transition to a more egalitarian, accessible...
This report focuses on the results of round seven high frequency phone survey of households in Myanmar conducted in February 2022.
With two waves of COVID-19 and the February 2021 coup, Myanmar’s international trade declined by 19 percent (or US$7.1 billion) in FY21. Compared with FY20, exports and imports declined by 16 percent and...
This report focuses on the results of round eight high frequency phone survey of households in Myanmar conducted in May 2022.
This detalied note focuses on the results of Myanmar firm monitoring round 11 results. On average, firms operated at 74 percent of their capacity in March 2022 – an increase from 63 percent in December...
This Budget brief presents a summary of developments in Myanmar's public finances. This report includes three sections that cover the aggregate fiscal update, a primer on public finance developments in...
Survey results from March 2022 show a continued stabilization of the business environment. The reported decline in profits since January 2021 (on average across all firms) narrowed to 31 percent, a marked...
The average operating capacity of firms was 74 percent. More than half of firms experienced power outages as disruptive to their business operations. Only 14 percent of firms have plans for investment...
After stabilizing at relatively low levels in late 2021, Myanmar’s international trade increased in the first three months of 2022. Manufacturing and agriculture exports have increased since mid-2021...
Results from the Myanmar firm survey round 10 indicate that the there are signs that the business environment has started to stabilize. With fewer closures and a modest improvement in operating capacity...
This report focuses on the results of Myanmar survey firms round 10 as of March 2022. The survey also covers all of Myanmar divided into five zones. This survey is nationally representative and is the...
Myanmar’s economy continues to be severely tested by the ongoing impacts of the military coup and the surge in COVID-19 cases in 2021. While some real-time indicators have improved in recent months, they...
Results from the Myanmar firm survey round 9 indicate that the business environment remained vulnerable. In October 2021, firms re-ported that profit declined by an average of 66 percent compared to January...
Myanmar’s economy continues to be severely tested by the ongoing impacts of the military coup and the surge in COVID-19 cases in 2021. While some real-time indicators have improved in recent months, they...
Average operating capacity was only at 57 percent. Disruption in the supply of inputs and raw materials remained as a major challenge. 64 percent of firms reported impacts of Myanmar Kyat description against...