Myanmar’s exports to Netherlands double in February

MYANMAR’S exports to the Netherlands reached US$30 million in February, nearly double the value registered in the same month last year, according to the monthly trade report released by the Ministry of Commerce.
Electric bicycle to be produced in Myanmar
A discussion on producing electric bicycles in Myanmar is underway between owners of SMEs in Mandalay Industrial Zone and officials from Japan Myanmar Association (JMA), according to the SME in Mandalay Industrial Zone.
Myanmar’s overseas trade up over $130 mln in current FY
TRADE between Myanmar and international  trade  partners  crossed  US$18.8  billion  so  far  in  the  current  fiscal  year,  an  increase  of  over  $130  million,  or  0.7  per  cent,  from  the  cor-responding period last FY, the Ministry of Commerce reported this Friday.
High crude oil price drives up domestic fuel prices
THE spike in crude oil price in the global market has pushed up domestic fuel prices in the post-Thingyan period, according to oil dealers.
Youths leaving traditional carving jobs to make tombstones in China
Young stone carvers in Khattakan village of Monywa Township are leaving their traditional business to make tombstones in China, which is more lucrative, according to locals.
Post-Thingyan sales of beans, pulses grow in Mandalay market
The Mandalay pulses market is abuzz with buyers and sellers in the post-Thingyan period, said traders.
Grape growers in Meiktila reap handsome profits this season
Grape growers in Meiktila, a town in central Myanmar, said they reaped a healthy profit during this harvest thanks to stable prices in the domestic market.