Opening for Business : Myanmar Diagnostic Trade Integration Study

World Bank Group

World Bank, Washington, DC

关键词: trade policy;    export competitiveness;    trade in services;    trade corridors;    logistics;   

RP-ID  :  AUS13904

学科分类：社会科学、人文和艺术（综合）

来源: World Bank Open Knowledge Repository

【 摘 要 】

As part of the Enhanced IntegratedFramework (EIF) program for Trade-Related Assistance toLeast Developed Countries (LCDs), which Myanmar joined inApril 2013, the Government of Myanmar has asked the WorldBank Group (WBG) to be the implementing agency for aDiagnostic Trade Integration Study (DTIS). The generalobjectives of a DTIS are: (i) to assist the government inmainstreaming trade and competitiveness in the country’soverall development strategy; (ii) to provide a diagnosticand analytical tool to prioritize and sequence key reformsin the area of trade and competitiveness; and (iii) toprovide a platform for development partners to coordinateaction and align trade related assistance with governmentpriorities. This DTIS has identified a number of domesticand external constraints facing Myanmar as it strives toleverage regional and global integration for inclusive,export-led growth. Based on this, the current reportprovides analytical input on the linkages between trade andpoverty, and highlights key steps to remove bottlenecks interms of trade policy and trade facilitation.