page_title: Myawaddy
section_title: Economy
hierarchical_section_title: Myawaddy / Economy
caption_attribution_description: Thai-Myanmar Friendship Bridge on Asian Highway 1 linking Amphoe Mae Sot, Tak, Thailand with Myawaddy, Karen State, Myanmar. Photo taken on Thai side.
context_page_description: Myawaddy is a town in southeastern Myanmar, in Kayin State, close to the border with Thailand. Separated from the Thai border town of Mae Sot by the Moei River, the town is the most important trading point between Myanmar and Thailand. It is the second biggest among Myanmar's 15 border trading posts. It is 170 km east of Mawlamyine, the fourth largest city of Myanmar and 426 km northwest of Bangkok, the capital of Thailand.
context_section_description: The border-crossing is a major route for the export of Myanmar's gems, many of which have their provenance changed once across the border. The Mae Sot to Myawaddy is the main border crossing trade route between Thailand and Myanmar and according to Thailand's Chamber of Commerce, the monthly trade between the two countries in 2015– through the Mae Sot to Myawaddy crossing was worth over 3 billion baht.
caption: Friendship Bridge linking Myawaddy with Mae Sot.
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