Daily Archives: January 8, 2022

During the three months of the 2021-2022 fiscal year (Mini Budget), Myanmar’s exports and imports fell by more than $ 693 million, down from the same period last year, according to figures released by the Ministry of Commerce. From October 1 to the end of December of the 2021-2022 fiscal year, Myanmar’s foreign trade volume was only $ 7.239 billion. In the same period last year, the foreign trade volume reached $ 7.932 billion. In the first three months of the current fiscal year, trade decreased by $ 693.481 million compared to the same period last year. During the same period, Myanmar exported just over $ 3.705 billion, down $ 318 million from the same period last year.

Imports amounted to $ 3.533 billion, down more than $ 374 million from the same period last year. Myanmar exports agricultural products Animal products Fishery products; Minerals; Forest products. According to the Ministry of Commerce, the company is exporting finished industrial products (CMP) and other goods. Imports include investment goods. Business raw materials; Consumer goods Mainly imports CMP raw materials. Myanmar’s annual foreign trade in the 2012-2013 fiscal year was $ 8977.015 million. Imports amounted to $ 9068.914 million and the trade volume was $ 18045.929 million. In the 2015-2016 financial year, exports were $ 11,136.878 million. Imports were $ 16,577.948 million and trade was $ 27714.826 million.

In the 2016-2017 fiscal year, exports amounted to $ 11,998.545 million. Imports amounted to US $ 17,211.062 million and the trade volume was US $ 29,209.607 million. In the 2017-2018 fiscal year, exports were $ 14,883.160 million. Imports amounted to $ 18694.892 million and the trade volume was $ 33,578.052 million. In the 2018 Mini Budget, exports were $ 8861.032 million; Imports amounted to $ 9867.783 million and the trade volume was $ 18728.815 million. In the 2018-2019 fiscal year, exports were $ 17,060.415 million. Imports amounted to US $ 18086.597 million and the trade volume was US $ 35,147.012 million. Myanmar is implementing a national export strategy to increase exports. Fisheries sector; Forest products; Digital products and services; Logistics services; Quality management sector; Trade Information Services; Innovation and entrepreneurship, according to the Ministry of Commerce.

Source: Daily Eleven

MYANMAR signed a government-to-government (G-to-G) rice export bilateral Agreement with Sri Lanka
yesterday. The virtual signing ceremony was attended by Union Minister for Commerce Dr Pwint San, Minister for Trade of Sri Lanka Dr Bandula Gunawardhana, and other officials concerned.

First, the Union Minister said the G-to-G agreement is signed as an initial activity to export other products including rice of the farming sector in order to promote bilateral trade. The country also invites investments in the tourism industry that make profits for two countries and welcomes further cooperation works to develop the economy.

Then, the Minister for Trade of Sri Lanka talked about the establishment of diplomatic relations with Myanmar in 1949, expressed words of thanks for exporting rice under the G-to-G system and also pleaded to improve the bilateral trade and investment. According to the G-to-G agreement, Myanmar Rice Federation and Sri Lanka State Trading (General) Corporation will supervise the rice trade, and Myanmar will have to export 100,000 tonnes of white rice and 50,000 tonnes of parboiled rice to Sri Lanka in 2022 and 2023.

Source: The Global New Light of Myanmar