# Kyat Slump Disrupts Thai Border Trade as Import Costs Rise

> The Myanmar kyat depreciated sharply, to above 4,900 per US dollar, disrupting border trade with Thailand and prompting some money changers to suspend transactions. The slide is attributed to a planned central bank borrowing of 2.1 trillion kyats to fund the fiscal deficit.

- Date: 2026-11-05 · published 2026-11-05T15:09:56.797Z
- Category: macro · region Myanmar · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/81955-kyat-slump-disrupts-thai-border-trade-as-import-costs-rise
- Commodities: [Thai Baht (THB per USD)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/USDTHB.md)

## Why it matters

Currency stress in Myanmar raises import costs for a largely import-dependent market, mainly affecting local consumers and border trade, with little direct effect on global feed commodity prices.

## Sources

- irrawaddy.com: https://www.irrawaddy.com/business/kyat-slump-disrupts-thai-border-trade-as-import-costs-rise.html

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