Myanmar moves to channel migrant remittances through official banking systems

FILE PHOTO: A group of Myanmar migrant workers cross the border between Thailand and Myanmar near the Thai port city of Ranong July 3, 2017. - Reuters

YANGON: Myanmar’s Ministry of Labour is prioritising the establishment of a formal system to channel remittances from overseas workers directly through the Central Bank of Myanmar and authorised financial institutions.

During an inter-ministerial coordination meeting on October 30 in Naypyitaw, Union Minister Maung Myint stressed the need to route overseas earnings through official banking channels.

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资料照片：2017年7月3日，一群缅甸务工人员在泰国港口城市拉廊附近越过泰缅边境。——路透社

仰光：缅甸劳工部正优先建立一套正式系统，将海外劳工的汇款直接通过缅甸中央银行和授权金融机构进行处理。

10月30日，在内比都举行的部际协调会议上，联邦部长貌敏强调，必须通过官方银行渠道汇出海外收入。

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返回缅甸的海外劳工将在仰光新址申请重新入境许可。

越南仍被列入金融行动特别工作组（FATF）的“灰名单”，接受更严格的金融犯罪监控；缅甸仍被列入黑名单。

缅甸到2027年将有34个公共假期，其中包括为期九天的泼水节假期。