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Published 8 Nov 2026Data as of 2 Nov 2026 Macro & householdsMyanmar's manufacturing PMI falls to 47.6 in October as factories shed jobs at the fastest pace in a yearS&P Global's Myanmar manufacturing PMI fell to 47.6 in October (down from 49.1 in September; a second month below 50)…
Published 31 Oct 2026Data as of 30 Oct 2026 RegulationFATF keeps Myanmar on its call-for-action list and warns Vietnam it will consider next stepsAt its plenary ending 30 October 2026 the FATF kept Myanmar on its list of high-risk jurisdictions subject to a call for action, Reuters reported…
Published 23 Oct 2026Data as of 15 Oct 2026 Macro & householdsMyanmar's kyat weakens to about MMK 4,670 per USD on the informal market in the week of the central bank borrowing voteThe kyat's informal rate moved to about MMK 4,670 per USD on 15 October from about MMK 4,450 per USD earlier in October, The Irrawaddy reported…
Published 15 Oct 2026Data as of 14 Oct 2026 Macro & householdsMyanmar's parliament approves up to MMK 2.1 trillion in central bank borrowing for 2026-27The Pyidaungsu Hluttaw on 14 October approved borrowing of up to up to MMK 2.1 trillion from the Central Bank of Myanmar to cover the 2026-27…
Published 13 Oct 2026Data as of 2 Oct 2026 CreditMyanmar's quake reconstruction loans: MMK 8.11 bn disbursed a year after applications openedCentral Bank of Myanmar Governor Khin Naing Oo reported on 2 October that MMK 8.11 bn had been disbursed through 12 loans earthquake reconstruction…
Published 10 Oct 2026Data as of 5 Oct 2026 CreditMyanmar's state farm bank extends larger crop loans to second crops as input costs climbMADB said on 5 October that farmers growing a second crop on the same land will get loans at the increased rates…
Published 2 Oct 2026Data as of 1 Oct 2026 Macro & householdsMyanmar's manufacturing PMI slips back to 49.1 in September as new orders fall fasterS&P Global's Myanmar manufacturing PMI fell to 49.1 in September (down from 50.3 in August)…
Published 28 Sep 2026Data as of 23 Sep 2026 Macro & householdsADB cuts Myanmar's FY2026 growth forecast and keeps inflation forecast highFY2026 (April–March) growth forecast cut to 2.2% (revised down from 2.4% (July 2026)); FY2027 at 2.7%
Published 28 Sep 2026Data as of 9 Sep 2026 Macro & householdsMyanmar lifts odd-even driving restrictions; refuelling limits remainFrom 9 September, the odd-even number-plate driving restriction in place since 7 March was lifted
Published 28 Sep 2026Data as of 1 Sep 2026 Macro & householdsMyanmar's August manufacturing PMI returns to expansion territory, but output still fallsThe August manufacturing PMI was 50.3, up from 49.3 in July; first reading above 50 in four months (S&P Global via JETRO)