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8/3/2019 Seminar on BD-Pak Trade Opportunities Under SAFTA
Importance of bilateral trade cooperation:Importance of bilateral trade cooperation:
The The muchmuch hypedhyped changechange--overover inin globalglobal politicalpolitical andandeconomiceconomic arenaarena andand itsits perceivedperceived falloutfallout onon nationalnationalprogressprogress andand security,security, hashas causedcaused every every country country of of thethe world, world, toto pursuepursue pragmaticpragmatic policy policy andand strategy strategy
with with duedue emphasisemphasis onon itsits competitivecompetitive resourcesresources basebaseandand comparativecomparative prospectsprospects andand potentialspotentials toto attainattainthethe cherishedcherished goalgoal of of viable viable developmentdevelopment.. InIn fact,fact, ininaa bidbid toto ensureensure sustainablesustainable nationalnational progressprogress andandsecurity,security, every every country country isis oror oughtought toto bebe very very activeactive
toto harnessharness eveneven anan iotaiota of of opportunity opportunity.. ButButattainmentattainment of of thisthis muchmuch covetedcoveted goalgoal andand objective,objective,isis quitequite oftenoften impossibleimpossible forfor anan individualindividual country country alonealone without without thethe collaborativecollaborative helphelp andand collectivecollective
efforteffort of of otherother country country.. Cont·d..P/2 Cont·d..P/2
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Multilateral,Multilateral, plurilateralplurilateral oror regionalregional arrangementsarrangements andandcooperationcooperation cancan yieldyield bestbest resultresult inin thisthis regardregard.. ButBut very very often,often,negotiationsnegotiations onon multilateral,multilateral, plurilateralplurilateral oror regionalregional basisbasis areare of of
complexedcomplexed naturenature andand timetime consuming consuming.. ItIt requiresrequiresharmonizationharmonization of of lotlot of of divergentdivergent andand conflicting conflicting interestsinterests andandsynthesizing synthesizing of of varying varying demandsdemands of of many many countries,countries, which which areare
very very difficultdifficult toto addressaddress.. OnOn thethe otherother hand,hand, negotiationnegotiation betweenbetweentwotwo countriescountries andand accommodating accommodating eacheach other·sother·s differentdifferentinterestsinterests isis muchmuch moremore easy easy toto handlehandle.. As As aa result,result, bothboth thethecountry country cancan early early harvestharvest theirtheir economiceconomic complementaritiescomplementarities andandcompetitivecompetitive advantagesadvantages forfor theirtheir sharedshared gainsgains andand benefitsbenefits.. This This
very very prospectprospect of of reaping reaping early early benefitsbenefits andand possibility possibility of of exploiting exploiting collectivecollective potentialities,potentialities, isis now now encouraging encouraging many many countriescountries toto enterenter intointo bilateralbilateral pactpact oror understanding understanding eveneven
within within aa regionalregional arrangementarrangement.. The The isis why why Trade Trade Agreement Agreement atatbilateralbilateral level,level, isis onon surge,surge, inin recentrecent time,time, inin internationalinternational arenaarena..
The The phenomenonphenomenon alsoalso postulatespostulates thethe efficacy efficacy of of pursuing pursuing enhancedenhanced bilateralbilateral tradetrade cooperationcooperation betweenbetween BangladeshBangladesh &&PakistanPakistan eveneven underunder thethe ambitambit of of SAFTASAFTA forfor thethe mutualmutual
interestsinterests..
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The Evolution of SAPTA to SAFTA: The Evolution of SAPTA to SAFTA:
88 December,December, 19851985:: SAARCSAARC was was establishedestablished with with formalformaladoptionadoption of of itsits chartercharter by by sevenseven membersmembers..
December,December, 19881988:: FourthFourth SAARCSAARC SummitSummit Meeting,Meeting, heldheldinin Islamabad,Islamabad, PakistanPakistan gavegave aa directiondirection toto identify identify areasareasof of economiceconomic cooperationcooperation towardstowards formationformation of of SAPTASAPTA..
1111 April, April, 19931993:: SAARCSAARC PreferentialPreferential Trading Trading Arrangement Arrangement (SAPTA)(SAPTA) was was signedsigned..
3030 April, April, 19951995:: SAPTASAPTA ConsolidatedConsolidated NationalNational SchedulesSchedules
of of concessionconcession was was approvedapproved by by FifthFifth SessionSession of of thetheSAARCSAARC CouncilCouncil of of Ministry Ministry inin New New Delhi,Delhi, IndiaIndia..
66 January, January, 20042004:: SAFTASAFTA was was signedsigned inin Islamabad,Islamabad,PakistanPakistan
July July 20062006:: SAFTASAFTA camecame intointo forceforce..
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The The aboveabove tabletable delineatesdelineates thatthat SAARCSAARC asas aa regionalregionalarrangementarrangement hashas nevernever beenbeen ableable toto exploitexploit itsits prospectsprospects
andand potentialspotentials asas itit was was expectedexpected forfor.. SinceSince itsits inceptioninceptionintraintra SAARCSAARC tradetrade was was below below 55%% which which isis oneone of of thethelowestlowest inin thethe world world asas aa regionalregional pactpact.. MyriadMyriad of of reasonsreasonsmay may bebe attributedattributed towardstowards thethe underunder exploitationexploitation of of ourour
regionalregional potentials,potentials, butbut eacheach andand every every family family membermember of of SAARCSAARC shouldshould now now bebe very very activeactive toto pursuepursue allall meansmeans andand ways ways toto realizerealize itsits collectivecollective potentialspotentials.. Hence,Hence, itit isis very very highhigh timetime thatthat thesethese twotwo regionalregional brotherly brotherly countriescountries--
BangladeshBangladesh andand PakistanPakistan shouldshould comecome upup fastfast toto tightentightentheirtheir handshands toto consolidateconsolidate furtherfurther theirtheir mutualmutual andandequitableequitable growthgrowth andand developmentdevelopment prospectsprospects underunder thethespiritspirit of of SAARCSAARC andand SAFTASAFTA..
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by by EU,EU, Norway,Norway, Canada,Canada, Japan, Japan, Australia Australia andand New New ZealandZealandandand alsoalso preferentialpreferential accessaccess by by many many otherother developeddeveloped andandhigherhigher developing developing countriescountries.. PakistaniPakistani entrepreneursentrepreneurs cancan easily easily exploitexploit thisthis opportunity opportunity throughthrough increasedincreased economiceconomiccooperationcooperation with with BangladeshBangladesh..
BangladeshBangladesh enjoysenjoys aa strategically strategically advantageousadvantageous geographicgeographiclocationlocation linking linking SAARCSAARC andand ASEAN ASEAN atat thethe middlemiddle.. PakistaniPakistanientrepreneursentrepreneurs cancan availavail of of thisthis opportunity opportunity if if economiceconomiccooperationcooperation with with BangladeshBangladesh isis consolidatedconsolidated furtherfurther..
BangladeshBangladesh cancan useuse PakistanPakistan asas aa SpringboardSpringboard forfor thethe marketsmarketsof of Afghanistan, Afghanistan, CentralCentral Asia, Asia, IranIran andand Gulf Gulf countriescountries..
BothBoth thethe countriescountries cancan exploitexploit theirtheir economiceconomiccomplementaritiescomplementarities.. ForFor exampleexample BangladeshBangladesh hashas hugehuge domesticdomesticandand overseasoverseas apparelapparel marketsmarkets andand PakistanPakistan hashas raw raw materialmaterial andandcompetencecompetence inin textiletextile sector,sector, which which cancan bebe goodgood combinationcombinationforfor collectivecollective growthgrowth of of bothboth thethe economieseconomies.. There There areare alsoalsootherother fieldsfields forfor suchsuch mutually mutually beneficialbeneficial cooperationcooperation..
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Other Economic Relations:Other Economic Relations:
FDIFDI fromfrom PakistanPakistan toto BangladeshBangladesh registeredregistered with with BOIBOI
goesgoes toto thethe tunetune of of aboutabout 100100 millionmillion USUS dollardollar 66 PakistaniPakistani companiescompanies areare currently currently operating operating inin
PakistanPakistan hashas offeredoffered BangladeshBangladesh duty duty freefree accessaccess of of raw raw
jutejute andand uptoupto 1500015000 metricmetric tonton of of Tea Tea perper annumannum..
BangladeshBangladesh hashas alsoalso submittedsubmitted aa listlist of of 7373 itemsitems underunderninenine categoriescategories toto PakistanPakistan forfor duty duty freefree accessaccess..
ExistenceExistence of of agreementagreement forfor avoidanceavoidance of of doubledouble
taxationtaxation
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OthersOthers:: animalanimal products,products, basebase metalsmetalsandand articlesarticles of of basebase metal,metal, wood wood andandarticlesarticles of of wood, wood, Raw Raw hides,hides, PlasticPlastic
And And articlesarticles thereof,thereof, footwear,footwear,articlesarticles of of stone,stone, glassglass andand glassware,glassware,
pearlspearls etcetc..
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Deterrents to accelerated bilateralDeterrents to accelerated bilateral
trade and economic cooperation:trade and economic cooperation: PerceivedPerceived politicalpolitical uncertaintiesuncertainties of of bothboth thethe countriescountries
Absence Absence of of directdirect shipping shipping linkslinks betweenbetween thethe twotwocountriescountries
Lack Lack of of frequentfrequent interactioninteraction andand exchangeexchange of of requiredrequiredinformationinformation betweenbetween ourour businessmenbusinessmen
Absence Absence of of cargocargo flightsflights andand enoughenough passengerpassenger flightsflights
Lack Lack of of exchangeexchange of of frequentfrequent privateprivate sectorsector delegationsdelegations FailureFailure toto participateparticipate inin eacheach other·sother·s tradetrade fairsfairs
Absence Absence of of requiredrequired cooperationcooperation atat GovernmentGovernment levellevel
MyopicMyopic views views of of thethe businessbusiness community community onon eacheachother·sother·s prospectsprospects andand competitivecompetitive edgesedges
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Areas to be given more importance Areas to be given more importance
to tap economic opportunities:to tap economic opportunities: Strengthening Strengthening andand expanding expanding technicaltechnical cooperationcooperation
Creating Creating aa Joint Joint FundFund toto undertakeundertake investmentinvestment--promotionpromotion activitiesactivities andand linkageslinkages among among exportexport
processing processing agenciesagencies of of thethe twotwo countriescountries..
Salient Features of the proposed FTA:Salient Features of the proposed FTA:
If If bilateralbilateral tradetrade betweenbetween BangladeshBangladesh andand PakistanPakistan isis
toto increaseincrease toto 11 billionbillion dollardollar mark,mark, anan FTAFTAagreementagreement shouldshould bebe signedsigned.. The The FTAFTA shouldshould havehavefollowing following featuresfeatures::
EarlyEarly HarvestHarvest Approach Approach:: The The twotwo countriescountries cancan
implementimplement anan Early Early HarvestHarvest ProgrammeProgramme toto deliverdeliverbenefitsbenefits toto theirtheir privateprivate sectorsector aheadahead of of FTAFTA asas well wellasas toto provideprovide impetusimpetus forfor anan early early conclusionconclusion of of FTAFTA negotiationnegotiation..
UnderUnder thisthis programmeprogramme PakistanPakistan shouldshould grantgrantimmediateimmediate duty duty freefree accessaccess toto 7373 BangladeshiBangladeshiproductsproducts underunder 99 categoriescategories asas requestedrequested forfor..
PakistanPakistan cancan alsoalso provideprovide aa listlist of of productsproducts underunder
RecognitionRecognition of of SpecialSpecial andand DeferentialDeferential Treatment Treatment forforBangladeshBangladesh:: PakistanPakistan shouldshould recognizerecognize thethe LDCLDC statusstatus of of BangladeshBangladesh andand provideprovide thethe SpecialSpecial andand DeferentialDeferential (S&D)(S&D)
Treatment Treatment toto itit.. As As anan LDC,LDC, BangladeshBangladesh isis thethe legitimatelegitimateclaimerclaimer of of thethe facility facility.. Tariff Tariff reductionreduction scheduleschedule:: UnderUnder SAFTASAFTA Agreement, Agreement, PakistanPakistan
isis toto reducereduce theirtheir tariff tariff toto 00--55%% forfor BangladeshiBangladeshi productsproducts within within 33 yearsyears beginning beginning fromfrom thethe datedate of of coming coming intointo thethe
forceforce of of thethe Agreement Agreement.. UnderUnder thethe bilateralbilateral FTA,FTA, PakistanPakistanshouldshould reducereduce itsits tariff tariff toto 00--55%% forfor BangladeshBangladesh with with effecteffectfromfrom coming coming intointo forceforce of of thisthis bilateralbilateral FTAFTA Agreement Agreement.. OnOnthethe otherother hand,hand, asas anan LDC,LDC, BangladeshBangladesh shouldshould bebe allowedallowed totocomply comply with with itsits obligationsobligations asas itit isis underunder SAFTASAFTA..
SensitiveSensitive ListList:: FTAFTA shouldshould bebe moremore liberalliberal thanthan SAFTASAFTA.. As As ananLDC,LDC, any any itemitem having having exportexport interestinterest of of Bangladesh,Bangladesh, shouldshouldbebe excludedexcluded fromfrom thethe sensitivesensitive listlist.. At At thethe samesame time,time, itit shouldshouldbebe allowedallowed toto maintainmaintain aa wider wider negativenegative listlist.. Any Any productsproductsalready already underunder preferentialpreferential treatmenttreatment shouldshould notnot bebe includedincluded inin
RulesRules of of OriginOrigin:: RulesRules of of OriginOrigin underunder thethe proposedproposed FTA,FTA,shouldshould bebe moremore flexibleflexible thanthan thatthat of of SAFTASAFTA.. ItIt shouldshould bebebasedbased onon simplesimple value value additionaddition criteriacriteria andand notnot onon Heading Heading ororSubSub--Heading Heading changechange criteriacriteria oror combinationcombination of of bothboth of of themthem..ForFor getting getting preferentialpreferential accessaccess toto PakistanPakistan market,market, value valueadditionaddition forfor BangladeshiBangladeshi productsproducts shouldshould bebe lessless thanthan oror equalequaltoto 2525%% asas thethe percentagepercentage isis 3030%% inin SAFTASAFTA.. A A derogationderogation inin value value additionaddition criteriacriteria forfor R MGR MG andand otherother labourlabour incentiveincentivegoodsgoods of of BangladeshBangladesh shouldshould bebe allowedallowed andand itit would would notnot bebemoremore thanthan 2020%%..
RecognitionRecognition of of Testing Testing InstitutesInstitutes andand LaboratoriesLaboratories forforConformityConformity Assessment Assessment:: Conformity Conformity assessmentassessment certificatescertificates
onon technicaltechnical regulationsregulations andand productproduct standards,standards, toto bebe issuedissuedby by thethe respectiverespective designateddesignated nationalnational agencies,agencies, shouldshould bebeacceptedaccepted untiluntil mutualmutual recognitionrecognition Agreement Agreement isis reachedreachedbetweenbetween thethe twotwo countriescountries.. NonNon--acceptability acceptability of of conformity conformity assessmentassessment certificatescertificates of of any any product,product, if if andand when when arise,arise,
shouldshould bebe resolvedresolved by by mutualmutual cooperationcooperation andand discussiondiscussion without without restrictinrestrictin thethe flow flow of of tradetrade.. Cont·d Cont·d....P/P/44
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ImpositionImposition of of RestrictiveRestrictive MeasuresMeasures:: ExportsExports fromfromBangladeshBangladesh shouldshould bebe exemptedexempted fromfrom antidumping,antidumping,countervailing countervailing andand safeguardsafeguard measuresmeasures onon nonnon--reciprocalreciprocal
basisbasis untiluntil Bangladesh·sBangladesh·s exportexport shareshare reachesreaches moremore thanthan1010%% andand thethe combinedcombined LDCLDC shareshare reachesreaches moremore thanthan 2525%%of of totaltotal marketmarket shareshare of of PakistanPakistan forfor thatthat particularparticular productproduct..
SettlementSettlement of of DisputesDisputes:: All All disputesdisputes relating relating toto any any
transactiontransaction shouldshould bebe referredreferred forfor settlementsettlement toto ananarbitrationarbitration body body toto bebe mutually mutually agreedagreed uponupon by by bothboth thethecountries,countries, unlessunless bothboth partiesparties agreeagree toto settlesettle thethe disputedispute ininany any otherother peacefulpeaceful mannermanner..
NegotiationsNegotiations onon tradetrade inin servicesservices andand investmentinvestment:: Trade Tradeinin ServicesServices andand investmentsinvestments shouldshould bebe expeditedexpedited by by negotiationsnegotiations betweenbetween thethe twotwo countriescountries onon thethe basisbasis of of respectiverespective offersoffers andand requestsrequests onon preferentialpreferential basisbasis taking taking intointo cognizancecognizance of of thethe varying varying developmentdevelopment statestate of of bothboth
thethe countriescountries..
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Formation of a joint trade facilitating Committee:Formation of a joint trade facilitating Committee:
A A jointjoint tradetrade facilitating facilitating committeecommittee shouldshould bebe setset upupconsisting consisting of of thethe officialsofficials of of thethe concernedconcerned agenciesagencies
andand representativesrepresentatives fromfrom thethe privateprivate sectorsector toto identify identify
HarmonizationHarmonization of of HH..SS.. CodesCodes of of bothboth thethe countriescountries.. SimplificationSimplification andand harmonizationharmonization of of customscustoms procedureprocedure.. MutualMutual recognitionrecognition of of certifying certifying andand testing testing institutesinstitutes.. EstablishmentEstablishment of of directdirect shipping shipping andand airair linkslinks
EstablishmentEstablishment of of anan activeactive network network of of GovernmentGovernment andandprivateprivate sectorsector agenciesagencies relatedrelated toto tradetrade andand economy economy..
Fostering Fostering frequentfrequent interactioninteraction andand building building rapportrapportbetweenbetween thethe businessmenbusinessmen of of bothboth thethe countriescountries..
Making Making thethe GovernmentGovernment functionariesfunctionaries responsiveresponsive toto thetheneedsneeds andand problemsproblems of of thethe privateprivate sectorsector of of bothboth thethecountriescountries..
RegularRegular exchangeexchange of of informationinformation onon bilateralbilateral trade,trade,
commercecommerce andand investmentinvestment
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