EITI Report for the Period April 2013- March 2014. Oil, Gas and Mining Sector

Myanmar joined EITI upon instructions from its President at the end of 2012. Myanmar submitted its application to become an ‘EITI Candidate’ country to the EITI Board in May 2014. At its 27th meeting in Mexico in early July 2014, the EITI Board approved Myanmar’s candidacy application, and granted Myanmar until January 2016 to produce its first EITI Report. Myanmar has until January 2017 to meet all 7 EITI Requirements in order to gain ‘EITI Compliant’ status. On 18 February 2014, a Multi-Stakeholder Group (MSG) was formed to oversee EITI implementation in Myanmar. MSG comprises 21 representatives from government, civil society organisations and the private sector. Three sub-committees have also been set up to take forward the work on reporting, outreach and communications, and work plan and governance. Further details on MSG membership are available in the government notification letter setting up the MSG3 . This is the First Myanmar Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (MEITI) Report of flows from the Oil, Gas and Mining Sectors, which covers the period from 1 April 2013 to 31 March 2014.