MIFER Union Minister joins 25th China Investment & Trade Fair

AT the invitation of the Organ­izing Committee of the Inter­national Trade and Investment Fair of the People’s Republic of China, the Myanmar delegation led by Union Minister for In­vestment and Foreign Economic Relations Dr Wah Wah Maung attended the 25th China Inter­national Fair for Investment and Trade (CIFIT) held in Xiamen, the People’s Republic of China, and returned to Yangon on 10 September evening.

 

On 7 September, the Union minister, along with the My­anmar delegation, attended a dinner hosted by the leaders of Fujian Province and the gov­ernor of Jimail District of the People’s Republic of China and had a cordial exchange of views promoting trade and investment between the two countries.

 

On 8 September, the Myan­mar delegation led by the Union minister attended the opening ceremony of the 25th China In­ternational Fair for Investment and Trade.

 

The 5th Regional Compre­hensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) Economic and Trade Cooperation Summit was at­tended by the Myanmar dele­gation together with representa­tives of China, Laos, Singapore, Japan, Korea and Malaysia.

 

At the summit, the Union minister discussed the impact of Myanmar’s participation in RCEP, the measures being tak­en to develop the agro-based industry, the regional economic situation, plans, ways to ensure equitable benefits due to the dif­ferences in development levels of RCEP member countries, and investment plans in Myanmar.

 

On 9 September, the Union minister visited Xiamen Car­diovascular Hospital, Xiamen University, and signed an MoU between the Ministry of Invest­ment and Foreign Economic Relations and Xiamen Cardi­ovascular Hospital, Xiamen University.

 

In the afternoon, the Union minister and her team visited in­ternational exhibitions to study investment programmes, new technologies, and various busi­ness sectors. During the trip, they also visited the ICT Soft­ware Park in Xiamen to study and invite investment. — MNA/ MKKS