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Publication - Policy Brief
Coping with COVID 19: Protecting lives, employment, and incomes in Myanmar
The Government of Myanmar (GoM) is quite constrained in the extent to which it can provide effective and well-targeted economic support to workers, households, and businesses. Therefore, GoM should be very cautious of introducing health measures that have a large negative impact on economic activity, employment, and incomes. Short-term employment and labour...
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Project
Policy options for Government of Myanmar to provide economic support to households in response to COVID-19
Myanmar has already experienced significant economic impacts as a result of COVID-19, due to both domestic and international effects. Some areas of the economy have been particularly badly affected, such as tourism, manufacturing, and remittances. Going forward, there remains a high level of uncertainty about the development of the pandemic in Myanmar and around the world,...
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Publication - Project Report
Coping with COVID-19: Protecting lives, employment, and incomes in Myanmar
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Blog post
A window into life during COVID-19 in developing countries
Our country economists in Ghana, Mozambique, Myanmar, and South Africa share insights on how lives have changed during the pandemic. With over 360,000 global deaths from COVID-19 as of writing, the pandemic has affected and upended daily life in almost every single country in the world, including all of the countries that IGC works in. While our in-country teams are...
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Publication - Project Report
Artisanal jade mining in Myanmar: Livelihood challenges and opportunities
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Publication - Policy Brief
Policy brief: Coronavirus response policy needs and opportunities
This policy brief discusses essential medical, implementation, economic and social, and political considerations for the Government of Myanmar (GoM), civil society organisations (CSOs), and religious leaders in collaboratively responding to the challenges posed by coronavirus to Myanmar. The issues explored here are explained in more detail in an accompanying full-length...
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Publication - Miscellaneous
Policy report: Coronavirus policy response needs and options for Myanmar
Coronavirus is now confirmed to be present in Myanmar, and the actual number of infections is likely to be considerably higher than just the small number of cases (five as of March 27th, 2020) confirmed so far. Within hours of the presence of coronavirus being confirmed in Myanmar, some residents in Yangon were engaging in panic-buying, a small indication of some of the...
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Publication - Project Report
Analysis of effective tax rates for CIT and PIT in Myanmar
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Blog post
Towards sustainable water provision in Mandalay
The Mandalay City Development Committee (MCDC) is currently making a major loss in running its water system, with a deficit exceeding 50% of their operation and maintenance costs. This is without accounting for the need to expand and upgrade the system, much of which still stems from colonial times. How can policymakers ensure a sustainable future for piped-water supply in...
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Publication - Policy Brief
Setting water tariffs right: Considerations and approaches
Governments must ensure access to water for all citizens as it is a right with far-reaching social, political and economic implications. To facilitate sustainable access to quality water, an appropriate approach to water tariffs needs to be determined that considers various contextual challenges and opportunities. This brief looks at the potential options for...