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World Bank Warns of Worsening Economic Crisis for Junta-Ruled Myanmar
The World Bank has confirmed Myanmar’s deepening economic crisis, sharply cutting its GDP forecast for the ...
Myanmar Opium Harvest Drops For First Time Since Coup: UN
Opium production in Myanmar has fallen for the first time since a military coup in 2021, the UN said Thursday, but the country remains the world's biggest producer of the narcotic.
World Bank: Severe floods adding to bleak fiscal new year
THE economy is expected to shrink by 1% in the current fiscal year, the World Bank said yesterday, sharply downgrading its economic forecast as severe floods compounded the challenges facing the ...
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Myanmar’s opium harvest declines for first time since 2021 coup but remains a global leader, UN reports
BANGKOK, Dec 12 — Opium production in Myanmar has fallen for the first time since a military coup in 2021, the UN said today, ...
Myanmar economy set to contract as floods and fighting take heavy toll, the World Bank says
BANGKOK--Myanmar’s economy is forecast to contract this year, the World Bank said Wednesday, as flooding and fighting take a severe toll nearly four years after the military ousted its elected ...
Myanmar's economy likely to shrink as floods compound crisis: World Bank
In June, the bank had projected Myanmar's economy would grow 1 per cent during the current fiscal year, which ends in March ...