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Policy Challenges in Implementing National Development Plans Myanmar
Myanmar
Reports, journal articles, and research papers (including theses and dissertations)
OECD
2015
This article provides an annual update of Myanmar economic trends and policy challenges. Policy challenges of implementing the national plan in Myanmar focuses on following poin...
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Doing Business 2018 Reforming to Create Jobs
Myanmar
Advocacy and promotional materials
http://www.doingbusiness.org
2018
Doing Business 2018 is the 15th in a series of annual reports investigating the regulations that enhance business activity and those that constrain it. The report provides quant...
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Oil and gas exploration and production in Myanmar
Myanmar
Archived web content
Norton Rose Fulbright
Myanmar is one of the world’s oldest oil producers; exporting its first barrel of crude in 1853. Despite this, its upstream sector is still in its infancy. This is due to a numb...
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MDG Country Progress Snapshot: Myanmar
Myanmar
Reports, journal articles, and research papers (including theses and dissertations)
MDG
2015
The MDG Country Progress Snapshot provides an overview of the progress achieved at country level since 1990 towards the Millennium Development Goals. The snapshot is intended ma...
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AQUASTAT မြန်မာနိုင်ငံတွင်ဆောင်ရွက်မှုလုပ်ငန်းအကျဉ်း
Myanmar
Profiles - Geographical areas and sites
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
2011
This country profile provides information on Myanmar's geography, climate and population, economy, agriculture and food security. Information is also provided on water resources...
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FAOSTAT country profile - Myanmar
Myanmar
Profiles - Geographical areas and sites
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
2014
A profile of Myanmar by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Data is provided on economic indicators; food, nutrition and food security; population and l...
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World Mining Data 2017
Myanmar
Advocacy and promotional materials
Data taken from the World Mining Congress on production and value of minerals mined in the Lower Mekong in 2014. Compiled for an interactive visualization used on the OD Mekong ...
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မြန်မာ-ရေနံနှင့်သဘာဝဓာတ်ငွေ့
Myanmar
Archived web content
https://www.export.gov/
This is a best prospect industry sector for this country. Includes a market overview and trade data. With economic reforms and loosening of international sanctions, the Governme...
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Global Witness 2015. Jade: Myanmar’s Big State Secret.
Myanmar
Archived web content
Global Witness
2015
Jade: Myanmar’s Big State Secret by Global Witness 2015
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Overlooked and Undermined: Communities Affected by Jade Mining Operations in Myanmar, and the Responsibilities of Companies Providing Machinery
Myanmar
Reports, journal articles, and research papers (including theses and dissertations)
Swedwatch and Church of Sweden
2018
Since early 2000s, the dramatically increased use of heavy mining machinery in Myanmar has enabled the extraction of minerals at an unprecedented speed. Impacts on local communi...
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Development or Destruction? The Human Rights Impacts of Hydropower Development on Villagers in Southeast Myanmar
Myanmar
Reports, journal articles, and research papers (including theses and dissertations)
Karen Human Rights Group (KHRG) and Karen River Watch (KRW)
2018
Myanmar needs to acknowledge and address a number of salient concerns if it going to use hydropower to meet its future electricity needs. Most of Myanmar’s abundant hydropower r...
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Catalyzing Subnational Development in Myanmar
Myanmar
Reports, journal articles, and research papers (including theses and dissertations)
Kyosuke Inada, The Asia Foundation
2014
This paper aims to extract lessons from development partners’ engagement in Myanmar to offer suggestions for improved subnational governance and balanced regional development. T...
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Comments on Draft report on Myanmars National REDD+ Strategy
Myanmar
Reports, journal articles, and research papers (including theses and dissertations)
Forest Trends
2018
In March, 2018, the Myanmar REDD+ program released its National REDD+ strategy draft report. Forest Trends has provided the following comments to the report authors in hopes tha...
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Myanmar Economic Bulletin: Volume 1, Number 1
Myanmar
Reports, journal articles, and research papers (including theses and dissertations)
Myanmar Development Institute (MDI)
2018
Welcome to the first issue of the Myanmar Economic Bulletin, the flagship publication of the Myanmar Development Institute (MDI). A think-tank established by the notification fr...
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Promoting Transparency and Monitoring of Contracts
Myanmar
Reports, journal articles, and research papers (including theses and dissertations)
Natural Resource Governance Institute (NRGI)
2014
Members of parliament play a key role in monitoring the implementation of oil, gas, and mineral contracts. Public disclosure of such contracts is a critical prerequisite for p...
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Alternatives to Land Grabbing: Smallholder Engagement in Commodity Booms in Southeast Asia
Myanmar
Reports, journal articles, and research papers (including theses and dissertations)
RobCramb,VongpaphaneManivong,JonathanNewby,KemSothorn,PatrickSujang
2015
Given the widespread smallholder impulse to engage in commodity booms in Southeast Asia and the potential for this engagement to offer a more inclusive development pathway than ...
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A New Dawn for Equitable Growth in Myanmar? Making the Private Sector Work for Small-Scale Agriculture
Myanmar
Issue and policy briefs
Jasmine Burnley, Oxfam GB
2013
The new wave of political reforms have set Myanmar on a road to unprecedented economic expansion, but, without targeted policy efforts and regulation to even the playing field, ...
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Agribusiness Models for Inclusive Growth in Myanmar: Diagnosis and Ways Forward
Myanmar
Reports, journal articles, and research papers (including theses and dissertations)
Derek Byerlee, Dolly Kyaw, San Thein, Seng L Kham, , MDRI-CESD,...
2014
Myanmar is at a crossroad. Given high levels of landlessness and land inequality and low productivity of most small and medium-scale farmers (SMFs), the country is searching for...
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Five-Year Strategic Plan for Health Information System in Myanmar (2011-2015)
Myanmar
Issue and policy briefs
Department of Health Planning, Ministry of Health
The Health Information System Strategic Plan (2011-2015) is the first strategic plan for Health Information System in Myanmar. Before that all activities conducted for strengthe...
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Customary Land Management and Legal Frameworks: Experiences from Around the World
Myanmar
Reports, journal articles, and research papers (including theses and dissertations)
Jason Lubanski, EthJason Lubanskinic Community Development Forum (ECDF)
2014
This purpose of this paper is to present a brief summary of the issues and current situations facing ethnic and indigenous communities around the world that are using a customar...