The Market Analysis Unit provides development practitioners, policymakers and private sector actors in Rakhine State with data and analysis to better understand the present and potential impacts of COVID-19, conflict and other crises on:

• Household purchasing power, including coping mechanisms, safety nets and access to basic needs;
• Supply chains, including trade, cross-border dynamics and market functionality (particularly as it relates to food systems);
• Financial services, including financial services providers, household and business access to finance and remittances; and
• Labor markets (formal and informal), with a focus on agricultural labor and low-wage sectors (e.g. construction, food service).