October 18, Nay Pyi Taw
The 7th meeting of Working Committee to address the impact of COVID-19 on the national economy (7/2021) was virtually held this afternoon at Office No. (1), Ministry of Investment and Foreign Economic Relations.
The meeting was chaired by U Aung Naing Oo, Union Minister for Investment and Foreign Economic Relations. Member of the working Committee Deputy Ministers from Ministry of Planning and Finance, Ministry of Labour and Ministry of Commerce, Deputy Governor of Central Bank of Myanmar and representatives of the Ministries concerned attended the meeting.
In the meeting, the Chairman of Working Committee discussed the issues relating loans under COVID-19 Recovery Fund including the support for fishery and livestock sector by providing concessional loans, updates to launch Myanmar Economic Recovery Plan (MERP) and the progress of the committee’s works during the intervals of the two meetings.
The meeting also discussed relief measures carried out by concerned ministries, future plan of actions, and issues raised by the ministries and the business firms and corporations.
