Myanmar: Fisheries Sector Calls for Government Rescue amid COVID-19 Fallout

Jun 12, 2020 | Kyaw Lin Htoon, Frontier
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Myanmar had its sights set on a record-breaking year for fishery exports until the coronavirus pandemic swept away orders, closed factories and jeopardised millions of jobs. Now industry sources say the sector needs government support to remain strong and survive well into the future. However, private sector stakeholders and the government offer vastly differing assessments of the impact of COVID-19 on the fisheries industry, one of the nation’s most important export earners.