The Myanmar Economic Monitor (MEM), published semiannually by the World Bank’s Myanmar office, has recently released its latest edition. This report covers the impact of the March earthquake, highlighting how the resulting economic aftershocks are compounding ongoing challenges for firms and households.

The MEM projects a 2.5 percent contraction in Myanmar's gross domestic product (GDP) for the 2025/26 fiscal year, primarily due to the earthquake's impact.

Production across all sectors has been disrupted by factory closures, supply chain constraints, labor shortages, and damage to infrastructure. Economic output for the current fiscal year is projected to be approximately US$2 billion lower due to the earthquake. The worst-affected regions, Mandalay and Nay Pyi Taw, are expected to experience about a third reduction in their output between April and September. However, a partial recovery is anticipated in the latter half of the fiscal year, supported by reconstruction efforts.

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Armed Conflict Location and Event Data (ACLED) released the regional overview for asia-pacific covering the month of May 2025, showing 896 recorded events in Myanmar.
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More than two months after the destructive earthquakes hit central Myanmar on 28 March, the conditions remain dire, particularly in displacement sites across Mandalay and Sagaing, the epicentre of the quakes.

The early onset of the monsoon season has further intensified existing vulnerabilities. Poor drainage and inadequate sanitation in overcrowded displacement sites have led to cases of acute watery diarrhoea (AWD) and skin infections, raising concerns about potential cholera, malaria, and dengue outbreaks..

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This UNDP report, titled “Stitches of Struggle and Hope: The Realities of Garment and Apparel Workers in Myanmar”, builds on 2022 study Livelihoods Hanging by a Thread to provide an updated picture of Myanmar’s garment workers, four years after the military takeover. Based on 667 interviews in Yangon and Bago, it captures how living and working conditions have further declined for a predominantly young, female, and migrant workforce. Most workers still earn below subsistence levels—averaging less than USD 100 per month—and regularly work long hours under insecure and often unsafe conditions.

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