Myanmar Economic Monitor Reports

June 2024: Myanmar Economic Monitor

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| Presentation

Sections in this edition:

- Recent economic developments (p.6)

- Outlook and Risks (p.41)

December 2023: Myanmar Economic Monitor

Press Release (English, Myanmar) | Report

Sections in this edition:

- Recent economic developments (p.7)

- Outlook and Risks (p.39)

JUNE 2023: Myanmar Economic Monitor

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Sections in this edition:

- Recent economic developments (p.7)

- Outlook and Risks (p.37)

- Employment, incomes and coping mechanisms (p.41)

JANUARY 2023: Myanmar Economic Monitor

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Sections in this edition:

- Recent economic developments (p. 6)

- Outlook and Risks (p. 39)

- Recent exchange rate developments (p.43)

July 2022: Myanmar Economic Monitor

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Sections in this edition:

- Recent economic developments (p. 11)

- Outlook and Risks (p. 46)

January 2022: Myanmar Economic Monitor

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Sections in this edition:

- Recent economic developments (p. 12)

- Outlook and Risks (p. 54)

- Digital Distruptions and Economic Impacts (p. 59)

- Digital & Telecommunications Monitoring, April 2022

July 2021: Myanmar Economic Monitor

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Sections in this edition:

- Recent economic developments (p. 12)

- Economic outlook and projections (p. 40)

- Development progress at risk (p. 45)

December 2020: Myanmar Economic Monitor

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Sections in this edition:

- Recent economic developments (p. 16)

- Special Topics 1: Impacts of COVID-19 on Firms and Households’ Welfare (p.57)

Special Topic 2: COVID-19’s will set back Myanmar’s Human Capital Development (p.69)
- Medium-term outlook and risks (p. 83)

June 2020: Myanmar Economic Monitor

Sections in this edition:

- Recent economic developments (p. 16)
- Medium-term outlook and risks (p. 50)
- The firm-level impact of the COVID-19 pandemic (p. 56)
- Impacts of COVID-19 on household welfare and poverty (p. 63)

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December 2019: Myanmar Economic Monitor

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Sections in this edition:

- Recent economic developments (p. 15)
- Economic outlook and policies (p. 39)
- Boosting the private sector’s contribution to growth (p. 42)

June 2019: Myanmar Economic Monitor

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Sections in this edition:

- Recent economic developments (p. 14)
- Economic outlook and policies (p. 37)
- Delivering reliable and affordable power to all Myanmar people (p. 41)
- Using the multidimensional disadvantage index to better boost welfare in Myanmar (p. 48)

December 2018: Myanmar Economic Monitor

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Sections in this edition:

- Recent economic developments (p.13)
- Economic outlook and policies (p.43)
- Outlook for Economic Policy Developments (p.45)
- Short Term Revenue Mobilization (p.47)
- Spending More on Human Capital (p.58)

May 2018: Myanmar Economic Monitor

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Sections in this edition:

- Recent economic developments (p.5)
- Economic outlook and policies (p.37)
- Drivers of Myanmar Foreign Direct Investment (p.43)
- Myanmar productivity analysis (p.49)
- Making finance work for all (p.57)

October 2017: Myanmar Economic Monitor

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Sections in this edition:

- Regional growth convergence (p.48)
- More and better jobs (p.52)
- Fiscal impact of SEEs (p.57)

December 2016: Myanmar Economic Monitor

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Sections in this edition:

- Slow recovery in agriculture (p.11)
- Slowdown in industrial output (p.14)
- Growing foreign investment in non-commodity sectors (p.20)
- Moderating inflation (p.24)
- Rapid credit growth but slow financial inclusion (p.27)
- Firm survival and job creation (p.44)
- Informal cross-border trade (p.49)
- Gas revenue management (p.56)

May 2016: Myanmar Economic Monitor

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Sections in this edition:

- Agriculture affected by floods (p.5)
- Structural change and labor migration  (p.10)
- Contraction in exports (p.16)
- Growing fiscal stress (p.23)
- Inflationary pressures (p.34)
- Gradual recovery in growth (p.39)
- The crossroads of Myanmar’s energy sector (p.45)

October 2015: Myanmar Economic Monitor

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Sections in this edition:

- Public consumption and private investment driving growth (p.4)
- Growing current and trade account deficits (p.12)
- Rapid rise in private sector credit (p.21)
- Exchange rate pressures (p.22)
- Fundamental shifts in the Union Budget (p.28)
- Growth and inflation outlook affected by floods and slowing investment (p.32)
- Options for managing the minimum wage policy (p.39)

October 2013: Myanmar Economic Monitor

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Sections in this edition:

- Macroeconomic trends and development (.p2)
- External Economic Environment: Implications for Myanmar (p.3)
- Policy Watch (p.10)