Publication: Opening for Business: Myanmar Diagnostic Trade Integration Study
Date
2016-06-30
ISSN
Published
2016-06-30
Author(s)
World Bank Group
Abstract
As part of the Enhanced Integrated
Framework (EIF) program for Trade-Related Assistance to
Least Developed Countries (LCDs), which Myanmar joined in
April 2013, the Government of Myanmar has asked the World
Bank Group (WBG) to be the implementing agency for a
Diagnostic Trade Integration Study (DTIS). The general
objectives of a DTIS are: (i) to assist the government in
mainstreaming trade and competitiveness in the country’s
overall development strategy; (ii) to provide a diagnostic
and analytical tool to prioritize and sequence key reforms
in the area of trade and competitiveness; and (iii) to
provide a platform for development partners to coordinate
action and align trade related assistance with government
priorities. This DTIS has identified a number of domestic
and external constraints facing Myanmar as it strives to
leverage regional and global integration for inclusive,
export-led growth. Based on this, the current report
provides analytical input on the linkages between trade and
poverty, and highlights key steps to remove bottlenecks in
terms of trade policy and trade facilitation.
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Citation
“World Bank Group. 2016. Opening for Business: Myanmar Diagnostic Trade Integration Study. © World Bank, Washington, DC. http://hdl.handle.net/10986/24665 License: CC BY 3.0 IGO.”