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13 – 14 July 2021
Virtual Meeting on the 7th Working Group of International Merchandise Trade Statistics was held with the support of the ASEANstats on 13 – 14 July 2021. The meeting was chaired by U Htun Zaw, Director General of the Central Statistical Organization (CSO). The meeting discussed the progress in the harmonization of ASEAN Member States’ IMTS data; enhancement of IMTS data timeliness, completeness and quality; the effectiveness of IMTS data collecting, compiling, analyzing, sharing and dissemination; and ways to better respond to the information requirements in support of economic integration and development as envision in the ASEAN Economic Community (AEC) Blueprint 2025. The meeting was attended by more than 100 representatives from various statistical departments of the ASEAN Member States and the ASEANstats, including the CSO of Myanmar.