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Monetary unit in Myanmar?
The monetary unit in Myanmar is the kyat.

The denomination of paper money is 50 cents and 1, 5, 10, 20, 50, 100, 200, 500, 1000, 5000 and 10000 kyats. (Among them, 5000 kyats banknotes were issued on June 65438+ 10/day, 2009. Although it is the largest banknote issued in the history of Myanmar banks, its actual value is still less than $5.

Mainly circulated in Myanmar.

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The Republic of the Union of Myanmar is a country in Southeast Asia and a member of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations.

The history of Myanmar can be traced back to 5000 years ago. According to archaeological data in French and English, there were human activities in Myanmar in the late Paleolithic period 10,000 years ago. At that time, all the villages along the Irrawaddy River in Myanmar were inhabited by human beings.

Myanmar is divided into "Upper Myanmar" and "Lower Myanmar", which is an artificial division after British colonial rule. According to legend, in 200 BC, Pyu entered the upper reaches of Irrawaddy River and controlled the trade route between China and India.

Hanshu is called "Yi Li". Two centuries later, the Mongols came to the Sidang Valley. In 849, the Burmese took over the Si Valley and established Pagan.

When Myanmar's floating exchange rate mechanism started in 20 12, 1 USD was about 8 18 kyats.

There are five state-owned banks in Myanmar, namely: Central Bank of Myanmar (established in 1948, formerly known as Union Bank of Myanmar, renamed as Central Bank in 1990), Agricultural Bank of Myanmar (established in 1953), Economic Bank of Myanmar (established in 1967) and

Private banks have been allowed to set up since 1992, and foreign banks have been allowed to set up representative offices in Myanmar in recent years. Major private banks 19: Miaowadi Bank, Gamboza Bank, Cooperative Bank, Irrawaddy Bank, Asian Green Development Bank, Bank of Ma You, Global Bank and Oriental Bank.

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