Country’s development threatened by military takeover: World Bank

Country’s development threatened by military takeover: World Bank

Following the coup by the military, the World Bank said it was gravely concerned about the current situation in Myanmar, warning the events risked a major setback to the country’s transition and its development prospects. “We are concerned about
IMF and the World Bank slashes growth forecasts

IMF predicts only 0.5% growth in FY 2020/21

The International Monetary Fund has revised its growth forecast to a scant 0.5% for the fiscal year. This is down from an estimated 3.2% growth for the previous fiscal year, which itself was only around half of pre-pandemic expectations. “While

Government expects economy to rebound next fiscal year

Although most forecasts have predicted almost no growth this fiscal year, the Ministry of Planning, Finance and Industry expects the economy to rebound to near pre-pandemic levels. On July 13, U Set Aung, deputy minister of the Ministry of Planning,