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YANGON — Although COVID-19 continues to spread, businesses in Yangon are demanding to reopen saying they have suffered enough due to the lockdown.

This week, Myanmar’s government investment agency inked an agreement with the European Chamber of Commerce (EuroCham) to obtain more investment from European Union countries. Moreover, investors from Hong Kong said they are interested in investing in Myanmar despite coronavirus.

Exporters in the country are facing more pressures due to a significant decline of the dollar, saying almost all their operations have ceased. The Yangon gold market reopened this week after closing for more than a month to curb the spread of COVID-19.

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The ministry said Hong Kong investors are seeking new opportunities to invest in various sectors in Myanmar, particularly energy, transport, banking and finance, retail and services.

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Myanmar’s exporters say they are struggling to survive a further decline in the dollar exchange rate amid the impact of COVID-19.

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Rice, corn and fishery exporters are hit by the depreciation of the dollar, exporters said.

Yangon gold market reopens

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When it closed, pure gold stood at 1.3 million kyats per tical (16 grams). However, shops reopened at higher prices due to the rise of global gold prices.

Yangon Region Gold Entrepreneurs Association said more than 10,000 jobs in the gold sector have been lost due to COVID-19.

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