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LOCATION:Nay Pyi Taw\, Myanmar
SUMMARY:Towards a new trade policy on market access for Myanmar: Identifyin
 g a positive agenda among challenges and opportunities
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DESCRIPTION:​Background\n\nMyanmar is relatively a newcomer in the intern
 ational trade scene after the lift of sanctions in 2013. Yet\, together wi
 th Cambodia\, it is one of the few LDCs that has been able to dramatically
  increase exports by exploiting the trading opportunities arising from tr
 ade preferences\, especially those provided by the European Union under th
 e Everything But Arms (EBA) Agreement.\n\nAt a first glance the export com
 position and destination of Myanmar is more diversified than the other ASE
 AN LDCs. Yet\, the reliance on trade preferences for major manufactured ex
 ports remains a key challenge.\n\nObjective\n\nThe validation workshop wa
 s held as part of an UNCTAD initiative to design an articulated and coord
 inated trade policy jointly with the ASEAN LDCs’ Ministries of Commerce 
 and other relevant government institutions.\n\nUNCTAD aims to contribute 
 to the establishment of permanent capacity at the Ministries of Commerce o
 f ASEAN LDCs to design and implement a new trade policy\, and manage and 
 successfully lead trade negotiations at multilateral and regional level\, 
 as well as implement the commitments deriving such from trade agreements.
  \n&lt\;p&gt\;&lt\;strong&gt\;​Background&lt\;/strong&gt\;&lt\;/p&gt\;\
 n\n&lt\;p&gt\;Myanmar is relatively a newcomer in the international trade 
 scene after the lift of sanctions in 2013. Yet\, together with Cambodia\, 
 it is one of the few LDCs that has been able to dramatically increase expo
 rts by&amp\;nbsp\;exploiting the trading opportunities arising from trade 
 preferences\, especially those provided by the European Union under the Ev
 erything But Arms (EBA) Agreement.&lt\;/p&gt\;\n\n&lt\;p&gt\;At a first gl
 ance the export composition and destination of Myanmar is more diversified
  than the other ASEAN LDCs. Yet\, the reliance on trade preferences for ma
 jor manufactured exports remains a key challenge.&lt\;/p&gt\;\n\n&lt\;p&gt
 \;&lt\;strong&gt\;Objective&lt\;/strong&gt\;&lt\;/p&gt\;\n\n&lt\;p&gt\;The
 &amp\;nbsp\;validation workshop was held as part of an UNCTAD&amp\;nbsp\;i
 nitiative to design an articulated and coordinated trade policy jointly wi
 th the ASEAN LDCs’ Ministries of Commerce and other relevant government 
 institutions.&lt\;br /&gt\;\n&lt\;br /&gt\;\nUNCTAD&amp\;nbsp\;aims to con
 tribute to the establishment of permanent capacity at the Ministries of Co
 mmerce of ASEAN LDCs to design and implement&amp\;nbsp\;a new trade policy
 \, and manage and successfully lead trade negotiations at multilateral and
  regional level\, as well as&amp\;nbsp\;implement the commitments deriving
  such from trade agreements.&amp\;nbsp\;&lt\;/p&gt\;\n\n\nView meeting on 
 unctad.org\nhttps://unctad.org/meeting/towards-new-trade-policy-market-acc
 ess-myanmar-identifying-positive-agenda-among-challenges
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