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Over 500 tonnes of pharmaceuticals worth US$10.5 mln imported by sea

Myanmar has imported over 500 tonnes of pharmaceutical products worth US$ 10.5 million via maritime trade, according to the Ministry of Commerce.

The products were reportedly imported from Australia, Bangladesh, Brazil, the People’s Republic of China, Cyprus, Ecuador, Germany, India, Indonesia, the Republic of Ireland, Italy, Japan, South Korea, Malaysia, the Netherlands, Pakistan, Spain, the Philippines, Singapore, Portugal, Thailand, the US and Viet Nam during the period from 19 to 25 November.

About 120 tonnes of pharmaceutical products worth $ 1.371 million were imported from the border trade. More than 100 tonnes were imported from Thailand and over 15 tonnes from the People’s Republic of China, it is learnt.

Source: The Global New Light of Myanmar

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