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Manufacturing business conditions continue to deteriorate in December

The latest IHS Markit Myanmar Manufacturing PMI for the month of December paints a contrasted picture of the sector, going up to 44.7 in December 2020 from 43.2 a month earlier, the fourth straight month of contraction in factory activity but the sof

Manufacturing PMI remains low but recovering

IHS Markit Myanmar Manufacturing PMI increased to 43.2 in November 2020 from the second-lowest reading on record of 30.6 in October. Despite this increase, the indicator remains below 50 indicating a contraction in the sector, the 3rd straight month.

Terminals, ports, logistics, liner operations disrupted
February 26, 2021
German containerline Hapag Lloyd has announced a decision to temporarily suspend cargo bookings into Myanmar …
Facebook, Instagram ban military and related pages with immediate effect
February 26, 2021
In a February 24th update to its February 11th statement, Facebook through its Director of …
Luxury Japanese real-estate complex called out for funding military
February 26, 2021
Despite distancing itself from other major Western states imposing sanctions on military-linked individuals and entities, …