Myanmar’s border trade with Thailand increased by about $200 million in the current fiscal year 2016-2017 as of March 3rd, as compared with the same period of the last fiscal year, official media reported last Thursday.
Myanmar-Thai bilateral border trade amounted to $1.2 billion while that of the last fiscal year was $1 billion correspondingly.
Myanmar has six border trade points with Thailand — Tachilek in Shan state, Myawaddy in Kayin state, Kawthaung, Myeik, Htikhi and Mawtaung in Taninthayi region.
Myawaddy is the one with the biggest trade transactions between the two countries, having a trade value at this point amounting to over $826.666 million in the present fiscal year as of March 3rd.
Border trade at Myanmar’s 15 border points with neighbouring China, Thailand, India and Bangladesh totalled $6.64 billion during the period, according to statistics. Xinhua
Source: Myanmar Business Today
