COVID-19 affects mung bean market; price drops

MUNG BEAN market has been cooling amid COVID-19 negative impacts, and the price is sliding in the market, said U Min Ko Oo, secretary of Myanmar Pulses, Beans, and Sesame Seeds Merchants Association.
Growers face difficulties in freight transport to export sugarcane to China

Yangon Stock Exchange makes final preparation for foreign investors
MYANMAR’S Yangon Stock  Exchange  is  mak-ing  last-minute  preparations  for  foreign  investors  who  will  be allowed to trade shares on the bourse from next Friday.
Domestic oil prices slide on weak global cues; down K300 in mid-March against Jan
Domestic oil prices have witnessed a downward trend for the past two months on the back of falling prices in the global markets and a slight gain in the Kyat over the previous week.
Myanmar’s rice stocks exceed local consumption
Myanmar now has a rice stock exceeding the local consumption for this year, and the rice associations at basic levels will distribute the staple food of the country in wards and industrial zones at wholesale prices if required, according to a meeting held in Yangon yesterday.
Local residents from Letpadan earn extra income by selling grass brooms
Local residents of Letpadan village, Mohnyin Township, are earning extra income by working in the traditional grass broom making businesses, said U Tun Tun Oo, the ward administrator from the Letpadan village.
ECAM to serve as safe platform for e-commerce businesses