Myanmar to open trade offices
Myanmar will be opening Commercial Counsellor Offices to boost ties with trading partners overseas, sources at a recent trading-sector development workshop in the capital said. As a member of the World Trade Organisation, Myanmar is obligated to keep econ
Myanmar’s main trading partners are China, South Korea, Japan, India and Bangladesh.
China is its biggest trading partner, with Myanmar earning a total of US$5.27 billion (Bt162 billion) in 2010-2011 and $1.74 billion as of the end of July.
Myanmar mainly exports natural gas, jade, textiles, rice, fish, green mung beans, pigeon peas, rubber and teak. It imports petroleum products, vehicles, iron, steel, machinery, medical products, edible oil, raw materials for plastic, cement, chemical fertilisers, and machinery for electricity.
