The Central Bank of Myanmar (CBM) sold 31 million dollars on August 22 at an exchange rate of 3,440 kyats per dollar. In the same week, CBM also sold over 89 million dollars on August 19, totaling more than 120 million dollars sold in just one week, according to official statistics.
On August 14, the CBM announced its plan to inject 100 million dollars into the foreign currency market for oil companies. Following this, on August 15, the CBM sold over 9 million dollars at a rate of 3,400 kyats per dollar. On August 19, nearly 90 million dollars were sold at a rate of 3,410 kyats per dollar, bringing the total sales within two days to over 99 million dollars.
Additionally, on August 9, the CBM sold 6 million dollars, 5 million Chinese yuan, and 10 million Thai baht through the FX Trading Platform to support the import of edible oil and other essential commodities. Earlier, on August 2, 5 million dollars and 5 million Chinese yuan were sold through the same platform to support the edible oil, fuel, and pharmaceutical sectors.
















