WORKING COMMITTEE TO ADDRESS THE IMPACTOF CORONAVIRUS DISEASE 2019 (COVID-19)ON THE COUNTRY’S ECONOMY HELD

Yangon, March 14

The Working Committee to address the impact of Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19)on the Country’s Economy was held at Directorate of Investment and Company Administration (DICA) today.The meeting was chaired by U ThaungTun, Union Minister of the Ministry of  Investment and Foreign Economic Relations.

It was attended by U Soe Win, Union Minister of theMinistry of Planning, Finance and Industry, U TheinSwe, Union Minister of the Ministry of Labour, Immigration and Population,Dr Than Myint, Union Minister of the Ministry of Commerce, U KyawKyawMaung, Governor of the Central Bank of Myanmar, U Soe Min, Deputy Governor of the Central Bank of Myanmar, U Tin Latt, Deputy Minister of the Ministry of Hotels and Tourism, U Win Khant, Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Transport and Communications, U AungNaingOo, Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Investment and Foreign Economic Relations,U Min Min, Director General of the Ministry of Commerceand other senior officialsfrom the ministries concerned.

The chair of the working committee stressed that the Committee was formed to consider measures to address the negative impacts of the COVID-19 situation on the country’s economy. The meeting discussed short, medium and long term measures to respond to the COVID-19 crisis.The Working Committeealso discussed furthermeasures to beundertaken bythe government together with the private sector.