Myanmar National Export Strategy 2nd Stakeholders’ Consultation, Yangon

Myanmar National Export Strategy, 2^nd Stakeholders’ Consultation is being held from 1to 11 October 2013 at the Union of Myanmar Federation of Chambers of Commerce and Industry, with the cooperation of Ministry of Commerce and International Trade Centre. The opening ceremony was held on   1October 2013, and the design phase consultation is being held from 2 to 11 October by the sectoral consultation.

 Opening Ceremony

To the opening ceremony, H.E Dr. Pwint San, Deputy Minister for Ministry of Commerce, U Win Aung, President for UMFCCI, Director General for Department of Trade Promotion and personnel from Ministry of Commerce, personnel from International Trade Centre and relevant international organizations, stakeholders of National Export Strategy team, responsible persons from relevant Ministries and associations and others personnel concerned, total

over 250 people have attended the opening ceremony.

At the opening ceremony, H.E Dr. Pwint San, Deputy Minister for Ministry of Commerce, U Win Aung, President for UMFCCI, Ms. Irina Scheffmann, representative from the German donor organization GIZ, Mr. Darius Kurek,   Senior Officer for International Trade Centre delivered the opening address accordingly. After that, U Aung Soe, Deputy

Myanmar export strategy to focus on sector growth and market diversification

Representatives of the government and the business community will jointly define the priorities to boost export competitiveness in Myanmar, focusing on the development of selected sectors 

  Yangon, 1 October - Policymakers and representatives of the business community in Myanmar will meet to define, with the  support  of  International Trade Centre - ITC, the action plan that will form the basis of the country’s

first-ever national export strategy (NES) to be finalized by the end of the year, marking an important step towards the mainstreaming of trade in the country’s national development plans.

The consultations, which will take place from 1 to 11 October in Yangon, will provide representatives