Myanmar and the World Bank (WBG) completed three projects within Myanmar: Two railway projects and a project for the Port of Rangoon. The approved fundings for these projects totaled US$14M. No data is available for the ratings or results of these projects. All three of these projects were funded by the IBRD. The WBG was more heavily involved with Myanmar approving 30 projects totaling 63M USD. The sectors of projects included the following: The biggest of these projects in terms of WBG contributions were the Nyaunggyat Dam Multipurpose 1980 project and the Power Project 1982. These projects were US$90M and US$80M respectively. No data is
History of the Jews in Myanmar Israel came from India. Under British rule, the local Jewish community prospered as merchants developed small businesses, and traders worked in cotton and rice. The Baghdadi Jews established Musmeah Yeshua synagogue in Rangoon; it is the only synagogue still standing in Yangon or the country. It was first built in the 1850s as a small wooden structure, then rebuilt in 1896. The Jewish cemetery, containing 700 graves, is about six miles away. A Jewish school, for children up to middle-school age, had 200 students at its peak in 1910. After that some parents sent their children to secular schools, especially