Dawei border highway underway
Construction on a new highway from the Dawei Special Economic Zone (SEZ) to the Thai border will begin next year. The highway, which will be backed by a low-interest loan from Thailand, will connect Dawei with the border town of Htikhee, cutting landNew online customs transit system set to facilitate trade in ASEAN
Cross-border traders in ASEAN can now take advantage of a new online customs transit management system – the ASEAN Customs Transit System (ACTS) – to accelerate trade in goods by road within ASEAN by reducing trading challenges and enabling cAgricultural exports show strong resilience
As we’ve reported last week and this week again, Myanmar’s trade is going through a roller-coaster ride amidst the Covid-19 crisis. Border trade closures and re-openings, transit restrictions, new markets development have all impacted the
Watermelons latest crop to find non-Chinese buyers
Myanmar will begin exporting watermelons to the Middle East this month, adding another region to the list of Chinese-dominated export destinations. U Naing Win, chair of the Myanmar Watermelon and Muskmelon Producers and Exporters Association, told tExternal trade deeply affected by pandemic
The latest data released by the Ministry of Commerce shows that Myanmar’s external trade for the new fiscal year, between October 1st and November 13th, plunged by USD 1.4 billion from the corresponding period a year ago, reaching only USD 3.08 bil
