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Results from Myanmar Firm Monitoring: Round 13 Detailed Note
(Washington, DC, 2022-09) World Bank
On average, firms operated at 58 percent of their capacity in September 2022 - the lowest since December 2021. Almost half of all firms reported that volatility of the kyat was their most pressing concern, and 75 percent of all firms reported negative impacts of the kyat depreciation against the US dollar. In the three months to September 2022, 63 percent of firms raised prices, resulting in a 22 percent average increase in output prices over that period. Only 66 percent of firms were confident in remaining open for the next month - the lowest since December 2021.
The Firm-Level Impacts of the COVID-19 Pandemic: Round 5 Results
(World Bank, Washington, DC, 2020-11-24) World Bank
The economic impact of the second wave of the Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic remains significantly more severe on businesses than the first, according to the World Bank’s firm-level survey. As government stay-at-home orders persist, the overall share of temporary closures among firms has slightly increased in October 2020. Different regional mandates have yielded varying degrees of temporary closures across Myanmar with almost half of all firms in Yangon temporarily closed, double the national average. This brief focuses on the survey results that was administered between October 13 and 28, 2020 and covered a nationally representative sample of five hundred firms.
Rapid Information from Household High-Frequency Survey: Summary of Results from Round 3
(World Bank, Washington, DC, 2020-10-28) World Bank
This brief presents the main findings from the third of eight rounds of a nationally representative survey of fifteen hundred randomly selected households in all states/regions of Myanmar. The survey was undertaken by conducting twenty minutes phone call with respondents between July 30 and August 20, 2020.
The Firm-Level Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic: Summary of Results from Round 4
(World Bank, Washington, DC, 2020-10-28) World Bank
The economic impact of the second wave of the Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic in Myanmar has been significantly more severe on businesses than the first wave, according to the World Bank’s firm-level survey. The latest survey, the fourth in a series of eight surveys planned, was administered between September 11, 2020 and October 1, 2020, and covered a nationally representative sample of five hundred firms. The fourth round of the survey overlaps with the beginning of the second-wave of Coronavirus (COVID-19) cases and re-introduction of stay-at-home orders that started initially in Rakhine in late August and then in Yangon in early September. This note provides a snapshot of how the firms' outcomes and response to the pandemic have changed between the months of September and October 2020.
The Firm-Level Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic: Summary of Results from Round 3
(World Bank, Washington, DC, 2020-10-02) World Bank
The World Bank commissioned a firm-level survey to provide quantitative evidence of the impact of the Coronavirus 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic. Three rounds of data have been collected in May, July, and August, using a nationally representative World Bank survey providing data on the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic. The survey includes responses from 500 firms spanning a wide range of industries and firm sizes, as well as the formal and informal sector. This note provides a snapshot of how firms’ outcomes and responses to the pandemic have changed throughout the months of May to August.
The Firm-Level Impact of the Covid–19 Pandemic: Summary of Results from Round 2
(World Bank, Washington, DC, 2020-09-02) World Bank
The World Bank commissioned a firm-level survey to provide quantitative evidence of the impact of the Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. Two rounds of data have now been collected for the months of March and May using a nationally representative World Bank survey providing information on the impact of the Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. The survey includes five hundred firms spanning a wide range of industries and firm sizes, as well as the formal and informal sector. This note provides a snapshot of how the firms’ outcomes and response to the pandemic have changed between the months of March and May 2020.
The Firm-Level Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic: Summary of Results from Round 1
(World Bank, Washington, DC, 2020-07-14) World Bank
The World Bank commissioned a firm-level survey to provide quantitative evidence of the Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic in Myanmar. The nationally representative survey included firms spanning a wide range of industries and firm sizes, as well as the formal and informal sectors. The first round was completed in May, and seven subsequent rounds conducted between June and December 2020 will provide continuous information on the evolving impact of the Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic in the country. This brief focuses on the summary of results from first round.
Rapid Information from Household High-Frequency Monitoring: Summary of Results from Round 1
(Washington, DC: World Bank, 2020-07-09) World Bank
This brief presents the main findings from the first of eight rounds of a nationally representative survey of 1,500 randomly selected households in all states and regions of Myanmar. The surveys were undertaken by conducting a 20-minute phone call between 18 May 2020 and 3 June 2020.