Coordinating meeting for Trade Sector Working Group (TSWG) formed by Ministry of Economy and Commerce successfully held
Coordinating meeting for Trade Sector Working Group (TSWG) formed by Ministry of Economy and Commerce successfully held
Sectoral Working Groups (SWGs) have been set up to support Myanmar's development cooperation with foreign aid. In doing so, the Ministry of Economy and Commerce; A coordination meeting for the formation of Trade Sector Working Group (TSWG) led by the Deputy Minister was held on 8-4-2014 at 10:00 am at the meeting hall of the Ministry of Commerce and Industry, Office No. (3).
The meeting was chaired by Dr Pwint San, Deputy Minister of the Ministry of Economy and Commerce. Directorate of Trade; Director General Department of Commerce and Consumer Affairs; Deputy Director General Directorate of Trade; Deputy Director General Department of Commerce and Consumer Affairs; Deputy Director General Department of Trade Promotion; Deputy Director General Representatives from the Department of Foreign Economic Relations and the Department of Trade and Related Affairs attended.
The Deputy Minister made an opening speech at the meeting. Financial sector reforms; Special emphasis is being placed on further development of trade and investment sectors along with economic and trade reforms, while policies on private sector development and community-based development are being formulated. Politics under the new government; International organizations have also significantly increased their development assistance in support of the economic and social reform process. With effective management of foreign development assistance
The Naypyitaw Accord was also promulgated in relation to foreign development assistance. According to the agreement, the government and foreign donor development partners have agreed to form sectoral working groups (SWGs) in each sector with the aim of systematically managing and coordinating foreign development assistance to Myanmar as needed.
It also called for the development of important aid and assistance commitments, as well as commitments to engage in trade that is one of Myanmar's key development priorities. The Deputy Minister clarified that the current cooperation between the government and non-governmental organizations at home and abroad should be stepped up with the aim of creating effective assistance that will benefit our trade sector.
Hla Maw Oo; Director General The Directorate of Trade also briefed on the formation of Sector Working Groups and the objectives of the objectives to be implemented, including the Sector Working Group (FGWC), which will support the Central Committee for Foreign Trade (FAMCC) and the Foreign Trade Management Working Group (FAMWC), which will support Myanmar's trade development process. There are a total of 16 groups, including TSWG. The 1st Myanmar Development Cooperation Forum (1st MDCF) on Foreign Aid was held in 2013. In Nay Pyi Taw in January It was held. Similarly, the 2nd Myanmar Development Cooperation Forum (2nd MDCF) was held in 2014. It was held in Nay Pyi Taw in January. At these meetings, some key decisions were made by Myanmar's cooperation and development partners. According to the Nay Pyi Taw meeting, emphasis should be placed on policy principles to speed up the international process for effective development cooperation. To focus on results; To be effective in a short time; Accountability and transparency. Based on these factors, our Sector Working Group must work closely with Development Partners (DPs) and related government departments to effectively
Next, Dr. Wawa Maung; Deputy Director General of the Department of Foreign Economic Relations Ongoing processes; Discovery with experience; Suggestions were explained with Power Point Slides.
Then U Min Min; Deputy Director General Situation of the Directorate of Trade regarding the formation of Trade Sector Working Group; Traded Related Projects undertaken by the Ministry of Economy and Trade (1) Enhanced Integrated Framework (EIF), a trade development assistance to the least developed countries; (Ii) Development and implementation of National Export Strategy (NES); (3) Power Point Slides on National Trade Facilitation Implementation Plan (NTFIP) were discussed.
U Khin Maung Lay Director General The Department of Commerce and Consumer Affairs has drafted a Consumer Protection Law and is working on a plan to protect consumers and enact a competition law. U Aung Soe; Deputy Director General They also discussed the preparations being made by the Trade Promotion Department for the development of the trade sector.
Afterwards, the participating departments asked questions about the formation of Trade Sector Working Group. Suggestions The situation to be followed was discussed by each department.
The Trade Sector Working Group (TSWG) is headed by the Deputy Minister of Economy and Commerce. The Directorate of Trade will act as the Secretary. In addition, the Trade Sector Working Group (TSWG) will be made up of more than 30 trade-related departments, led by the World Bank and the European Union. At this meeting, the future plans of the working group were also discussed.
Fourth Meeting of the Trade Sector Working Gropu (TSWG) Meeting
Fourth Meeting of the Trade Sector Working Gropu (TSWG) Meeting
The Sectoral Working Group (SWG) is being formed to carry out development cooperation in Myanmar. The Trade Sector Working Gropu (TSWG) Meeting is being held three times between 2014 and 2015 between the Ministry of Commerce and Industry.
2016 The fourth meeting of the Trade Sector Working Group (TSWG) was held on 20 June at the Hilton Hotel, Nay Pyi Taw. Permanent Secretary U Toe Aung Myint; Department of Commerce Deputy Director General U Min Min and departmental officials; Officials from development partners and organizations attended.
Ministry of Economy and Commerce Permanent Secretary In his opening remarks, U Toe Aung Myint addressed a joint sitting of the 4th Trade Sector Working Group. Guests Representatives from the private sector and development partners were welcomed. He thanked the World Bank for financing the meeting. The 3rd Trade Sector Working Group Meeting will be held in 2015. The meeting was held on 15 September and was attended by 50 representatives from government ministries and 32 representatives from Myanmar's development partners. At the ceremony, assistance was provided to enhance cooperation between relevant entrepreneurs Trade assistance; It is an important step to make the activities of the government more transparent by considering the progress of trade-related issues. Participants reviewed. The 4th meeting is being held with the same goal. The meeting focused on trade assistance; Plans have been made to consider progress and development in trade-related matters. Priority programs for trade development; Medium, which is part of the EIF process, is represented by representatives from the relevant Ministry of Economy and Commerce for trade reform and development.
Future plans related to trade; Activities In explaining the development, we look forward to the active mediation of representatives from government ministries.
As we all know, the Trade Sector Working Group is one of 17 working groups working under the auspices of the Myanmar Development Cooperation Forum. Myanmar Development Cooperation Forum 2015 It was held on February 7 and 8.
The summary report of the 3rd Working Group on Trade Sector has been distributed to the participants and the EIF Board. Such practices will be continued and a summary report will be sent to the participants based on the discussions obtained from today's meeting.
In conclusion, it is necessary for the delegates present at today's meeting to have friendly discussions and to come up with new ideas and ideas for the benefit of our people. New experiences need to be openly discussed. At this meeting, Ministries related to trade; We believe that the project implementing partners in addition to the divisions will be able to create opportunities for the people. We must work together in a better way with a deeper understanding and better cooperation. Representatives from relevant ministries who attended the meeting; In addition to sharing knowledge and experiences of representatives from development partners, take the time to discuss
Then, Mr. Philipp Dupuis (EU Mission) and Mr. Sjamsu Rahardja (World Bank) gave opening remarks respectively. The meeting was attended by officials of the department; About 85 officials from development partners and organizations were present.