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Myanmar: Consumer Price Index drops slightly in March

The Consumer Price Index (CPI) recorded a slight decline of 0.12 per cent in March, compared with February, on account of the high prices of tobacco, liquor, food items, and costs in the transport and communication sectors, state media reported on 16 April. The CPI slipped slightly in Kayin, Chin, Rakhine and Mon states; the […]

Myanmar needs ‘more liberalisation’

Though Myanmar has liberalised some policies in recent years to attract more foreign direct investment, its FDI regulations are more restrictive than in most peer economies in Southeast Asia, according to the Asian Development Bank’s new report on the regional economy launched on April 11. Yumiko Tamura, principal country specialist at ADB Myanmar Resident Mission, […]

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