Myanmar Economic Bulletin: Volume 1, Number 1

Welcome to the first issue of the Myanmar Economic Bulletin, the flagship publication of the Myanmar Development Institute (MDI). A think-tank established by the notification from the Cabinet of the Government of the Union of Myanmar, MDI aims not just to generate high quality policy research and support the government in the formulation of economic policies, but also to contribute to the formation of a vibrant public sphere in Myanmar in which economic ideas can be articulated and circulated. The Myanmar Economic Bulletin (MEB) is thus a centrepiece of MDI’s mission. MEB will be the forum for high quality research on Myanmar’s economy and its dissemination in academic, professional and business circles, and to the public broadly. As broad in focus as the economics discipline itself, MEB will be as wideranging in the topics it covers as relevance determines.