Officials said that issuing the trading
cards, upon the request by local traders, is aimed at boosting border
trade with Bangladesh.
The issuance of the trading cards is also expected to curb illegal border trade and protect consumers’ rights.
Merchants from both countries used to
meet once a month for border and there has been no more meeting since
they last met in May last year, according to sources.
Citizen aged 18 or above can apply for
the card. The cards are also being issued in Muse, the town near
Myanmar-China border, and Myawaddy near Myanmar-Thailand border. It is
valid for one year, according to Yan Naing Myint, deputy director of
Sittwe Centre.
The registration fee is 50,000 kyats
(around US$58). Registered traders can import goods worth not more than
1.5 million kyats (around US$1800).
source: Eleven Myanmar
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