YANGON, Feb. 2 (Xinhua) -- The first National Expo 2010 will be held in Myanmar's new capital of Nay Pyi Taw later this month with the aim of boosting domestic trade in the northern region of the country, the organizer said on Tuesday.
The exposition, which is to take place at the Hyper Mart, the biggest super market in Nay Pyi Taw, is organized by the Spring Technologies and Systems and the expo will run from Feb. 27 to March 3, the sources said.
Items to be displayed in the grandest ever exposition in Nay Pyi Taw include food, clothings, medicine and pharmaceuticals, household utensils and decoration, electronic goods, agricultural and fishery, computer, phone, technological devices, cosmetics, kitchen wares, Myanmar-made cars and motorcycles, it said.
The organizer predicts that the expo will attract over 15,000 visitors daily.
According to official statistics, Myanmar's foreign trade volume hit 11.2 billion dollars in the fiscal year of 2008-09.
Of the total, the export amounted to over 6.7 billion dollars, while its import was valued at over 4.5 billion dollars, enjoying a trade surplus of 2.2 billion dollars.
Source :http://news.xinhuanet.com/english2010/world/2010-02/02/c_13160069.htm
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