BANGKOK--Myanmar’s economy is forecast to contract this year, the World Bank said Wednesday, as flooding and fighting take a severe toll nearly four years after the military ousted its elected ...

BANGKOK (AP) — Myanmar’s economy is forecast to contract this year, the World Bank said Wednesday, as flooding and fighting take a severe toll nearly four years after the military ousted its ...

YANGON: The Central Bank of Myanmar has added 197 companies to a blacklist for failing to deposit export earnings into ...

An order by Myanmar’s central bank that all foreign currency in bank accounts must be converted into the local currency has many in the military-ruled country worried over potential losses.

Today, all employees receive salaries and all other expenses directly into their bank. They have debit cards and use them to withdraw the cash when they need it nationwide. And on the corporate side, ...

Growing together: Reducing rural poverty in Myanmar. English ǀ Myanmar Myanmar’s rural communities, home to 70% of the country’s population, provide the foundation for major structural transformations ...

In December, the World Bank had projected Myanmar's economy would grow by around 2% during the current fiscal year, after estimated GDP growth of 1% in the year that ended in March 2024.

Overall, enrolment rates in Myanmar's education institutions have dropped by over 12% between 2017 and 2023, the World Bank said, underlining "a crisis in education access".

What policy recommendations does the report provide? Myanmar’s Urbanization: Creating Opportunities for All provides an inclusive urbanization framework that includes three key dimensions; economic, ...

The World Bank forecasts that Myanmar's economy will contract this year, as flooding and fighting take a severe toll nearly four years after the military ousted its government headed by Aung San ...