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Supported by United Nations Development Programme
Trade Facilitation and Development of
Regional Trade and Investment in GTR
September 2014, Thailand
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I. GTI : At a Glance
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Area Provinces Population GDP
Millions USD
Main Industries
Northeast
China
Heilongjiang Province,
Inner-Mongolia Region,
Jilin Province,
Liaoning Province
137,435,200 1,086,068 (2012) Energy, Equipment, Petrochemicals,
Pharmaceuticals, Auto-mobiles, Iron &
Steel, Textiles
Eastern
Mongolia
Dornod Province, Khentii
Province, Sukhbaatar
Province
196,000 202
(2010)
Agriculture, Agri-processing,
Mining, Tourism
Eastern ROK Gangwon Province,
Gyeongsangbuk Province,
Busan City, Ulsan City
8,907,685 285,629 (2010) Service Industry, Auto-mobiles,
Ship-building, Steel Production
Russian Far
East
Primorsky Territory 1,948,873 18,559
(2011)
Energy, Light & Heavy Industry, Forestry &
Timber, Tourism
The Greater Tumen Initiative (GTI), originally known as the Tumen River Area Development Programme, is a unique intergovernmental economic cooperation mechanism in NEA, supported by the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), with four members: China, Mongolia, ROK and Russia.
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GTI Consultative Commission (Minister level)
GTI Secretariat
Chairperson
National Coordinators
Transport
Board
Trade Facilitation Committee
Tourism
Board
Environmenta
l Board
Agricultural
Board
China: Ministry of Commerce
ROK: Ministry of Strategy and Finance
Mongolia: Ministry of Finance
Russia: Ministry of Economic
Development
NEA Local
Cooperation Committee GTI countries + Japan
NEA EXIM Banks
Association
Chamber’s
Association
Research Institute
Network
Energy Board
I. GTI : Structure of Cooperation
II. TF Activities under GTI (On-going)
Goal
◦ making Greater Tumen Region (GTR) attractive for international trade and
business (1995, TRADP)
◦ the deregulation of border crossing procedures for goods and the removal of
bottlenecks to enhance trade in GTR (2006-2015 Strategic Action Plan)
Establish TFC (Trade Facilitation Committee)
◦ Decided to have inaugural meeting in Beijing, Nov. 2011 at 12th CCs
◦ 2nd (Seoul, Oct 2012), 3rd (Ulaanbaatar, Aug 2013), and 4th (Vladivostok, Nov
2014)
◦ international seminar, capacity building programme, TF study and Trade and
Investment Expo
II. TF Activities under GTI (On-going)
International Seminar jointly organized with UNESCAP
o International and National Experience on TF Cooperation (Beijing, Nov
2011), development and Facilitation of International Intermodal Transport in
the NEA (Seoul, Oct 2012), Trade Financing and Facilitation for Regional
Integration (Ulaanbaatar, Aug 2013)
Capacity Building Program for Customs and Quarantine
officials
o Organized 3 programs (Feb 2012, Mar 2013, Mar2014 in ROK)
o Invited experts from WCO, UNESCAP, ADB, GIZ
o Designated the Customs Border Control Training Center of KCS(Korea
Customs Service) as the official GTI Trade Facilitation Capacity Building
Center in 2014
II. TF Activities under GTI (On-going)
Comprehensive Study
o To identify bottlenecks and provide policy recommendations in GTR,
preliminary study focusing the collection the relevant data & information is in
the final stage(2012-2014)
o ROK launched the research on TF issues in third country trade in Apr. 2014
GTI International Trade and Investment Expo
o Gangwon Province of ROK hosted 1st Expo in 2013 in cooperation with GTI
and planning to establish the Expo as an annual event
( 1st Expo: deal of trade and investment in165 mil$ from 147 companies)
III. Forthcoming activities
Forthcoming Activities
o 4th TFC meeting and International seminar in Vladivostok, Nov 2014
o KIEP of ROK will present the result of the research on The Third Country Trade in GTR
o TFC member countries will develop the preliminary study into more comprehensive study
o 2nd Expo will be held in Gangwon, ROK in 23-26 Oct 2014 (www.gtiexpo.org)
NEA Exim Banks Association and GTI Research Institutions Network
o As supporting mechanisms to GTI activities, GTI establish the two important networks (finally approved at 15th CC meeting)
o EXIM Banks Association to support in identification of the promising project for GTR and financial mobilization
o Research Institutions Network as a Brain Trust for GTR
IV. Long-Term Vision of GTI TFC
Vision : Fully cover Trade and Investment cooperation
in GTR like CTI in APEC
* CTI : Committee of Trade and Investment
o Expansion to entire spectrum of trade and investment beyond a small
portion of trade facilitation areas
Tentative Action Plan
o Adoption of the concept note for future roadmap in the upcoming 4th TFC
meeting and NC meeting (early 2015)
o Draft new ToR of TFC in 2015
o Enter into review process in late 2016 and create the Committee on Trade and
Investment(CTI) under Post GTI in 2017
Thank you!
Kang Boosung
Senior Advisor
GTI Secretariat/UNDP
www.tumenprogramme.org
