MYANMAR-EU GARMENT EXPORTS MOUNTING
September 1st, 2017
The European Union (EU) has become the largest importer of Myanmar garments, purchasing almost as much from the country in 2016 as the next two largest destinations combined, according to United Nations trade data.
“It’s been quite a swift development, but we had to work hard to earn it,” said Khine Khine Nwe, general secretary of the Myanmar Garment Manufacturers Association, noting that the EU was the third largest buyer in 2014 and second in 2015.
Myanmar exported some USD2.15 billion’s worth of garments to the world across HS 61 (knitted) and HS 62 ...
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