Central Bank of Myanmar

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The Central Bank of Myanmar (Burmese: မ္ရန္‌မာနုိင္‌ငံတော္‌ဗဟုိဘဏ္‌; MLCTS: mran ma nuing ngam taw ba hui bhan IPA: [mjəmà nàinŋàndɔ̀ bəhòʊbàn]; abbreviated CBM) is the central bank of Myanmar (formerly Burma). It was established under the Central Bank of Myanmar Law in 1990.^[1] Its headquarters are in Yankin Township, Yangon, Yangon Division and is headed by a 17-member board of directors, headed by Than Nyein. The Central Bank of Myanmar is operated by the Ministry of Revenue and Finance, which is a government ministry headed by Major-General Hla Tun. Deputy Minister of Revenue and Finance is Colonel Hla Thein Swe.

The Central Bank of Myanmar has liberalised the financial organisations for competition, efficiency and intregration into the regional financial system.

As of end of April 2007, its current members are as follows:

• Governor
  • Than Nyein
• Deputy Governor
  • Maung Maung Win
• Directors
  • Ohmar Sein (Research and Training Department)
  • Maung Maung (Internal Audit and Bank Supervision Department)
  • Nay Aye ( Security Department)
  • Hla Myint (Currency Department)
  • Tin Htoo (Administration Department)
• Deputy Directors
  • Myint Myint Tin (Foreign Exchnage Management Department)
  • Khin Saw Oo (Research and Training Department/Bank Regulation Department)
  • Naw Eh Hpaw (Accounts Department)
  • Kyaw Win Tin (Currency Department)
  • Thein Zaw (Administration Department)
  • Aung Kyaw Than (Security Department)
• Assistant Directors
  • Hla Nyunt (Administration Department)
  • Maung Maung Than (Currency Department)
  • Aung Kyaw Htoo (Currency Department, Upper Myanmar)
  • Myint Myint Than (Currency Department)
  • Kyu Kyu Thein (Internal Audit and Bank Supervision Department)
  • Than Than Swe (Accounts Department)
  • Khin Cho Cho (Research and Training Department)
  • Thida Myo Aung (Foreign Exchnage Management Department)
  • May Malar Maung Gyi (Research and Training Department)
  • Myo Min (Security Department)

[edit] See also

• Myanmar kyat
• Economy of Burma

[edit] References

• The Union of Myanmar (PDF) 45-49. South East Asian Central Banks Research and Training Centre (2005). Retrieved on 2006-07-02.

[edit] Footnotes

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