Vaccine shipments and relief flights stalled
The Ministry of Health and Sports has said political turmoil has delayed a second shipment of COVID-19 vaccine from India. The shipment had been scheduled for February 4, and the Ministry had planned to begin vaccinating the general public on FebruarWhat will happen to IMF’s USD 350 million aid transfer?
Just last week the International Monetary Fund had transferred over USD 350 million to the Myanmar government as part of a COVID-19 relief aid – no strings attached. Little did it know that just days later the Tatmadaw would seize power and wou
Vaccines arrive
With the arrival of 1.5 million coronavirus vaccine doses from India, January 22 may have marked the beginning of the end of Myanmar’s COVID-19 pandemic. Speaking to reporters, Indian ambassador Saurabh Kumar called the free doses a “giftInternational partners, individuals chip in for vaccination campaign
After approving a first loan to address COVID-19 worth USD 356.5 million in June last year, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) approved a second emergency loan to Myanmar, valued this time at USD 350 million. The investment “will help address MyTourist arrivals drop 75% YoY
Less than 1 million tourists have visited Myanmar in 2020, a drop of more than 75% compared to 2019 (4.4 million) said the Deputy Minister of Hotels and Tourism, U Tin Latt, during a National Tourism Development Central Committee meeting held earlier
