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Tourism
Number of Tourists (2017-2019) Myanmar: 3,300,333 Cambodia: X Lao PDR: 3,447,333 Viet Nam: 12,811,000 Thailand: 35,433,333
Year: 2020
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Finance
Remittances (as percentage of GDP) (2017-2019) Myanmar: 3.54 Cambodia: 5.77 Lao PDR: 1.45 Viet Nam: 6.57 Thailand: 1.42
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Environment
Environmental Performance Index (2020) Myanmar: 25.1 (179/190) Cambodia: 33.6 Lao PDR: 34.8 Viet Nam: 33.4 Thailand: 45.4
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Digital Economy
Myanmar has a smartphone penetration rate of 80%, out of which 41% are connected to the internet as of January 2020. Additionally, Myanmar — which has a population of 55 million — has 68.24 million mobile connections as […]
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Mega Trends
Five Mega Trends that will shape our world: Climate change and nature degradation Inequalities Urbanization Rapid population changes Technological revolution Source: United Nations system
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Investment
Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) The Myanmar Investment Commission approved six new investment projects which can create over 2,600 local job opportunities and are from the sectors of power, manufacturing, hotels and tourism, including a renewable […]
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Agriculture
Myanmar agricultural sector accounts for some 38% of the country’s gross domestic product (GDP), but yields are low due to farmers being cut-off from modern technology under the previous regime for decades. The agricultural sector […]
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Poverty
In 2017, 24.8 percent of Myanmar’s 53 million people lived below the national poverty lines, meaning roughly 13 million had less than 1,590 kyats (1.20 U.S. dollars) per day. (Source: ADB)