With the economy already slowing due to the COVID-19 pandemic in FY2019/20, a more intense second wave has hit Myanmar …

This 2019 Article IV Consultation focuses on Myanmar's near- and medium-term challenges and policy priorities and was … impact in the Myanmar economy. Although long-term prospects remain favorable, near-term growth is likely to remain below …

The COVID-19 pandemic is expected to hit hard Myanmar's economy via weaker exports, tourism, remittances and domestic …

This 2016 Article IV Consultation highlights that Myanmar's economy grew broadly as expected in FY2015/16, at a healthy …

This Selected Issues paper examines the strategy and priorities for reform in Myanmar's financial sector. The IMF … helped design and implement a foreign currency auction by the Central Bank of Myanmar (CBM), as a first step to develop …

This 2018 Article IV Consultation highlights that Myanmar's economy is expected to gain steam albeit at a somewhat … strategic location. The discussions recommend that successful implementation of the second wave of reforms in the Myanmar … of Myanmar financing and ensuring debt sustainability. The business environment is expected to benefit from upgraded …

This 2017 Article IV Consultation highlights that Myanmar's economy stabilized in 2016/17. The new government saw a …

This Selected Issues paper analyzes banking sector developments in Myanmar. It highlights that latent banking sector …

This paper discusses key issues pertaining to the economy of Bangladesh. Macroeconomic stability has been maintained … growth, and export growth have been tepid. The economy of Bangladesh has undergone a major transformation in the past two …

This paper discusses three main issues: bank lending rates, impact of climate change on the economy of Bangladesh, and … financial inclusion in Bangladesh. According to international standards, average bank lending rates and interest rate spreads in … Bangladesh are not high. Various prudent policies have been implemented to bring interest rates down further. Bangladesh is …