CBM pumps over THB3.4M into forex market

THE Central Bank of Myanmar (CBM) injected over 3.4 million baht into the foreign exchange market along with sales of over US$938,000 to edible oil-import­ing countries on 20 January.

The Central Bank of My­anmar (CBM) sold over $1.75 million to edible oil-import­ing companies on 19 January, in addition to an injection of $700,000 and over three million baht.

CBM announced on 16 Jan­uary that it would sell 30 million baht to the importers.

CBM sold over $1.83 mil­lion to edible oil-importing companies and $470,500 to fuel oil-importing companies on that day after an injection of over 4.8 million baht on 16 January.

CBM injected over $1.5 mil­lion into edible oil-importing companies and over $2 million into fuel oil-importing compa­nies on 15 January, along with sales of $844,000 and over 7.35 million baht.

CBM announced on 14 Jan­uary that it would sell $25 mil­lion to those engaged in the fuel oil sector. Furthermore, CBM sold over $1.3 million to edi­ble oil-importing companies, in addition to an injection of over 1.88 million baht into the market on the same day.

CBM sold over $1.39 mil­lion to edible oil-importing companies on 13 January 2026 after injection of over 965,550 yuan and over three billion baht into the market.

CBM sold $50,000 to edible oil-importing c ompanies on 12 January 2026, along with an injection of 659,000 yuan and over 2.18 million baht.

CBM pumped $34 million, 11 million baht and 300,000 yuan into the market in De­cember 2025.CBM made the injection of over $21 million, 2.4 million yuan and 1.5 mil­lion baht in November and over $2.48 million, 5.75 million yuan and 4.98 million baht in Octo­ber, along with sales of over $54 million purchased from CMP companies.

CBM aims to curb the instability in the foreign ex­change market and curren­cy devaluation. According to CBM’s notification on 15 March 2024, it has been collaborating with law enforcement agen­cies to combat and prosecute those who attempt to manipu­late the currency market under the existing laws. CBM allowed authorized dealers (private banks) to operate online for­eign exchange trading freely as per the market rate, depending on supply and demand, starting from 5 December 2023. — NN/ KK