Ministry of Commerce, Kachin State government, the DFID and the DaNa Facility organized the Kachin Regional Product Show and Export Promotion Workshop to create new export opportunities for Kachin businesses

The Chief Minister of Kachin State Dr. Khet Aung, U Aung Soe the Director General of the Myanmar Trade Promotion Organization in the Ministry of Commerce (MoC), and Peter Brimble the team leader of the DaNa Facility launched the two-day, "Kachin Regional Product Show and Export Promotion Workshop,” which brings together private sector representatives from across Kachin State alongside key public sector figures from relevant Government departments.

The workshop was held in Myitkyina City Hall, and launched an expanded drive to stimulate exports from Kachin, and explored the potential for Kachin products in the National Export Strategy. It also focused on the roll out of the Myanmar Private Sector Development Framework and Action Plan: the government’s approach to private sector development. These programs represent a major step towards decentralizing responsibilities for trade and investment promotion and facilitation to the states and regions.

Addressing the event, U Aung Soe said: "I urge the business community and authorities here in Kachin to take this opportunity to support exports, and in doing so increase the incomes and prosperity of businesses and individuals across this state. We need to ensure that trade-support activities are implemented in a commercial manner and coordinated with national plans, because then we will be certain of their success. When they succeed it will be the people and businesses of Kachin that will benefit from increased prosperity and opportunity."

Peter Brimble said, “It is exciting to be a part of this innovative activity to strengthen awareness on private sector development and trade among Kachin business leaders and policy makers. The ambitious workshop and product exhibitions form an important part of the DaNa Facility's focus on spreading business development across Myanmar's states and regions and unleashing the potential of the private sector. Trade and investment are essential if we are to see the full potential of businesses realized and more jobs and incomes created for the poor and disadvantaged in Myanmar."

The workshop was organized in cooperation with the Ministry of Commerce, the Kachin State government, the DFID and the DaNa Facility. In addition to comprehensive workshop sessions on related topics, Kachin businesses also displayed a range of local products which they hope will benefit from more and better quality export opportunities.                    

(Myanmar Business Today: https://www.mmbiztoday.com/articles/drive-new-export-opportunities-kachin-business-launched )

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