Banks and gold traders alike have urged calm amid rumors and uncertainty. Internet outages forced several banks to suspend operations over the weekend, and this week KBZ closed all of its Yangon branches after many of its workers walked out to join o
Although the value of gold is rising on global markets, prices are falling in Myanmar. While gold is selling for around USD 1800 per ounce in the global market, Myanmar’s gold traders are currently selling for around USD 900 (MMK 1.22 million)
A year of strikes and labor tensions may result in a rise in the national minimum wage. The Confederation of Trade Unions of Myanmar (CTUM) has said that it will propose raising the minimum wage at this year’s meeting of the National Committe
Myanmar’s inflation levels reached 8.53 percent in August, up from 6.94 percent at the beginning of the year, according to Myanmar’s Central Statistical Organisation. According to official figures, the average inflation rate for the previ
The Central Bank of Myanmar (CBM) has announced that it has removed a 0.8 percent trading band around a reference rate for the Myanmar kyat in moves that have been welcomed by the business community, according to an article in Frontier. The trading b