Myanmar: EU’s GSP withdrawal not to affect FDI flow
Myanmar: EU’s preferential trade status withdrawal not to affect FDI flow
A Myanmar official has said the European Union (EU)'s probable withdrawal of its Generalised Scheme of Preference (GSP) will not impact the foreign investment flow into the country, the official Global New Light of Myanmar reported on October 28.
Myanmar attracted 5.7 billion USD in foreign direct investment in the last fiscal year 2017-18 (Photo: AFP)
Hanoi (VNA) – A Myanmar official has said theEuropean Union (EU)'s probable withdrawal of its Generalised Scheme ofPreference (GSP) will not impact the foreign investment flow into the country,the official Global New Light of Myanmar reported on October 28.
U Than Aung Kyaw, deputy director general of theDirectorate of Investment and Company Administration (DICA), explained thatthis will be due to the fact that EU countries have never been leadinginvestors in Myanmar.
He added that the government is deliberating towork out a policy if the EU revokes the GSP.
The EU has granted the GSP for Myanmar since2013. However, the EU Trade Commissioner announced on October 5 that they willsend commission to Myanmar to observe for consideration to revoke GSP out ofthe Rakhine issue.
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Myanmar attracted 5.7 billion USD in foreign direct investment in the last fiscal year 2017-18 (Photo: AFP) 
