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    Rapid Information from Household High-Frequency Survey: Summary of Results from Round 4
    (World Bank, Washington, DC, 2020-12-08) World Bank
    The brief presents the main findings from the fourth of eight rounds of a nationally representative survey of 1,500 randomly selected households in all states/regions of Myanmar. The survey was undertaken by conducting a 20-minute phone call with respondents from 7th to 29th October 2020.
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    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.
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    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.
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    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.
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    Current Situation and Implications for Household Welfare
    (World Bank, Washington, DC, 2020-10-21) World Bank
    While Myanmar responded early and decisively to the COVID-19 pandemic thereby limiting adverse health impacts, evidence from the Myanmar COVID-19 Monitoring Platform shows that impacts on households’ welfare were significant. Border movement restrictions starting in February and a complete lockdown between March and April forced non-essential businesses to cease operations and prevented people from traveling to work. Meanwhile, about 100,000 economic migrants returned from Thailand alone. As a result, in May 2020, about 54 percent of households’ main workers reported not working and about 16 percent of firms had temporarily closed. The easing of restrictions between May and August contributed to a partial rebound of the economy, which is still suffering from the impact of reduced global demand, border trade disruptions, and potential changes in consumer behaviors.
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    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.
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    Rapid Information from Household High-Frequency Monitoring: Summary of Results from Round 2
    (World Bank, Washington, DC, 2020-09-11) World Bank
    The first round of survey results reported in the Myanmar Coronavirus (COVID-19) monitoring platform revealed that impacts on employment between March and May 2020 were significant. Households had become less able to diversify their income sources and, in some cases, struggled to access food. This brief presents the main findings from the second of eight rounds of a nationally representative survey of randomly selected households in all states/regions of Myanmar. The survey was undertaken by conducting twenty-minute phone call with respondents between June 8 and 26, 2020.
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    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.
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    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.
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    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.