Tuesday, 08 January 2013 12:40 Khin Myo Thwe
Cross-border trading—which accounts for 85% of Burma-Thailand total bilateral trade—increased by 25% last year, according to an official from the Burmese Ministry of Commerce.
“In 2011, Thai-Myanmar bilateral trade stood at US $6.1 billion,” he said. “Some 85% of that is cross-border trade.”
He reaffirmed that the two countries intend to triple bilateral trade by 2015.
According to records from Burma’s Department of Border Trade, in the fiscal year 2011-12, bilateral trade at the Tachilek border reached nearly $46 million; Myawaddy $24.5 million; Kawthaung $122 million; and Myeik border trade was $135 million.
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| Passengers ride on three-wheel vehicles at a market area in Myawaddy, Burma, in this file photo. Thai and Burmese goods move daily over the Friendship Bridge linking the two countries. Photo: AFP |
Cross-border trading—which accounts for 85% of Burma-Thailand total bilateral trade—increased by 25% last year, according to an official from the Burmese Ministry of Commerce.
“In 2011, Thai-Myanmar bilateral trade stood at US $6.1 billion,” he said. “Some 85% of that is cross-border trade.”
He reaffirmed that the two countries intend to triple bilateral trade by 2015.
According to records from Burma’s Department of Border Trade, in the fiscal year 2011-12, bilateral trade at the Tachilek border reached nearly $46 million; Myawaddy $24.5 million; Kawthaung $122 million; and Myeik border trade was $135 million.
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Related articles:
http://www.mizzima.com/business/8601-185-million-in-trade-deals-signed-at-sino-burmese-border-fair.html
http://www.mizzima.com/news/breaking-and-news-brief/7357-burmas-border-trade-increases-58-per-cent.html
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