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Sep 6, 2024
Overseas Myanmar Workers to remit home 25% of foreign earnings
Overseas Myanmar citizens required to remit 25% of income back home.
Aug 15, 2024
Central Bank of Myanmar to increase interest rates
The Central Bank policy interest rate is to increase from 7% to 9% from 1 September 2024. On 14 August 2024, the Central Bank of Myanmar...
Aug 8, 2024
CBM allows exporters to keep more foreign currency
On August 7, the Central Bank of Myanmar (CBM) issued notification 37/2024 with measures aimed at boosting the foreign exchange supplies...
Feb 12, 2024
Navigating Myanmar's New Agent Banking Directive: What You Need to Know
Introducing agent banking allows any corner shop to be an extension of a bank branch.
Jul 14, 2023
Central Bank of Myanmar moves to increase foreign exchange liquidity
The Central Bank of Myanmar allows exporters to exchange 50% of earnings at market rates.
Jun 27, 2023
Latest on Myanmar foreign remittance controls
CBM to review all foreign currency purchases.
Jul 16, 2022
Myanmar opens up the non-banking financial sector to 100% foreign participation
Foreign investors to be able to operate finance and leasing businesses in Myanmar.
Apr 14, 2022
Myanmar's New Foreign Currency Restrictions
A detailed analysis of Myanmar's new foreign currency restrictions.
Apr 7, 2022
Myanmar card spending limits cut in half
On 7 April 2022 the Central Bank of Myanmar (CBM) issued a letter effectively cutting spending limits on Myanmar issued credit cards and...
Apr 2, 2022
Updates to cash withdrawal limits
Updated cash withdrawal limits keep general limits unchanged, but provide clarity on some of the exceptions.
Sep 15, 2021
Dropping exchange rate controls
Restrictions requiring banks and money changers to use the Central Bank of Myanmar's reference rate for currency exchange are dropped.
Jul 29, 2021
Central Bank exempts COVID-19 related expenses from cash withdrawal limits
CBM exempts cash withdrawal limits for Covid-19 expenses.
Jun 21, 2021
Central Bank of Myanmar continues to tackle liquidity issues
The Central Bank of Myanmar has taken further steps to limit the ability of depositors to withdraw cash.
May 11, 2021
Central bank providing additional relief to banks
The CBM issued two directives on 7 May 2021, changing the reserve requirments and the method of calculating the liquidity ratio.
Mar 5, 2021
Cash withdrawal limits
The Central Bank of Myanmar (CBM) has recently issued new limits on the amount of cash which can be withdrawn from accounts. In a letter...
Feb 1, 2019
Central bank news on foreign investment
Central Bank of Myanmar notice allowing foreign investment in Myanmar banks. Read more
Aug 22, 2018
Allowing greater foreign participation in import/export
The Myanmar Government has followed up this week’s blockbuster Companies Law reform by announcing details of incremental liberalising...