| Myanmar Development Resource Institute | |
| Native Name: | Burmese: မြန်မာ့ဖွံ့ဖြိုး တိုးတက်ရေး အရင်းအမြစ် အဖွဲ့အစည်း |
| Native Name Lang: | my |
| Abbreviation: | MDRI |
| Type: | Policy think tank |
| Headquarters: | Hlaing Township |
| Location: | Yangon, Myanmar |
| Subsidiaries: | Centre for Economic and Social Development (CESD), Centre for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) and the Centre for Legal Affairs |
The Myanmar Development Resource Institute (my|မြန်မာ့ဖွံ့ဖြိုး တိုးတက်ရေး အရင်းအမြစ် အဖွဲ့အစည်း, abbreviated MDRI) is an independent think tank and economic and social policy research organisation based in Yangon, Myanmar.[1] MDRI consists of three specialised centres, namely the Centre for Economic and Social Development (CESD), Centre for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) and the Centre for Legal Affairs.[2] [3]
MRDI was initially proposed by Burmese economist U Myint in May 2011, in a paper entitled "Reducing Poverty in Myanmar: The Way Forward".[4] The institute was then founded the following year, by U Myint and other advisors to President Thein Sein.[5]