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Myanmar plans to establish joint trade committees with other countries
Published on Sunday, 11 November 2012 07:24
Myanmar has already established joint trade committees with Vietnam, Thailand, Bangladesh and India and plans to set up more committees with other trading partners, according to sources from the Ministry of Commerce.
The plan is still ongoing and the decision on which countries to have joint trade committees with is not decided yet.
Myanmar first formed a joint trade committee with Thailand in February, 1990, followed by Vietnam in May, 2002, Bangladesh and India in March 2003 and July, 2003 respectively.
In addition to boosting international trade ties, Myanmar has free-trade agreements with Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, China, India, the Republic of Korea, Laos, Malaysia, Pakistan, Philippines, Thailand and Vietnam besides the joint trade committees. Myanmar has also sealed a border trade agreement with India, Bangladesh, Thailand and Laos.
Current bilateral trade between Myanmar and Thailand is US$4.514 billion in 2011-2012 fiscal year; Myanmar-India is US$1.371 billion, Myanmar-Vietnam US$143 million and Myanmar-Bangladesh US$84 million during the same period.