Myanmar ban export of peanut and sesame to secure local consumption and to control inflation

The exports of peanut and sesame seeds came to a temporary halt in order to ensure self-sufficiency in the domestic market, according to the Trade Department under the Ministry of Commerce.Among the agricultural products that are allowed to be exported through the border posts, oil crops (peanut and sesame seeds) except black sesame are temporarily […]

Doubts over log export ban

Experts say an export ban on raw timber that came into effect on April 1 could have a limited impact because of a lack of clarity from the government on how the ban would work in practice, as well as the effects of the conflict in Kachin State. This confusion could allow unscrupulous merchants to […]