ADB/EU to boost skills of Myanmar’s youth
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) and the European Union (EU) are preparing a USD 26 million technical assistance (TA) grant to support reforms that will improve the quality and relevance of secondary education and technical and vocational educationTrade unions to push for increase of minimum wage
The Confederation of Trade Unions in Myanmar (CTUM) is bringing a proposal to raise the minimum wage from 4,800 kyats (USD 3.19) to 7,200 kyats per day (900 kyats per hour for an eight-hour work day) to the National Committee for the Minimum Wage. In
EU grants €8 million to develop Myanmar trade
The EU has pledged €8 million in funding to develop Myanmar trade. It supports initiatives within the ARISE Plus Myanmar program. The latter is designed to bring Myanmar businesses up to international standards. The International Trade Centre will
EU to reinstate duties on Myanmar and Cambodia rice
The European Commission(EU) has said it will reinstate duties on rice from Myanmar and Cambodia to protect their own farmers. This comes after a surge in cheaper imports from the Southeast Asian countries in recent years. “An investigation has conf
Myanmar Fisheries Department aims to increase fishery exports
The Myanmar Fisheries Department, under the Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock and Irrigation, has said that it plans to increase fishery exports after two fish processing plants were granted permits to send their products to the European Union. Acco
