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The project is strengthening the capacity of trade facilitation institutions by focusing on: (a) customs modernization with full migration to the Automated SYstem for CUstoms Data (ASYCUDA) World; and (b) strengthening the regulatory capacity of the Civil Aviation Authority to implement a robust economic regulatory framework to engage private sector in management of airport infrastructure.

Results

  • 10 customs officials took part in a study tour to Thailand in March 2015, which gave participants an insight of how valuation, Post Clearance Audit (PCA) and risk management are being implemented in Thai Customs.

  • The World Customs Organization (WCO) completed their second mission on PCA to the Maldives in May 2015. The mission included a training programme, which gave 21 customs officials participants a theoretical and practical lesson in PCA.

  • Customs officials were also trained on risk management during another WCO mission in August 2015.

  • 191 staff from various sections of the Maldives Customs Services participated in awareness sessions on post‑clearance audit and valuation in 2015.

  • 22 Maldives Customs Services staff and 19 traders participated in a 3‑day awareness programme in December 2015 covering the valuation process and procedures, risk management, and post‑clearance audit.

  • 6 technical staff completed ASYCUDA training in March in Malaysia.

  • 15 customs officials working on the ASYCUDA World roll out received Java training in November/December 2015.

  • Substantive consultations were carried out with stakeholders (port operators, freight forwarders, shipping agents, etc.) to integrate manifest processing procedures into the ASYCUDA platform.

  • Stakeholder consultations process to finalize the Economic Regulatory Framework for the aviation sector was completed and the regulations were finalized in July 2015.

  • As part of a capacity‑building programme to sensitize stakeholders on the newly drafted Economic Regulatory Framework, 22 public and private sector participants in the aviation sector were trained in areas including Airport Strategic Management and the IATA’s Policies on Economic Regulations and Airport Competition.

  • The collaboration with the AsianDevelopment Bank/WCO and UNESCAP in the area of Single Window has helped push the Government's reform agenda on trade facilitation, and the Government has been working with UNESCAP/UNICTRAL to undertake a legal gap analysis and develop related model laws to support implementation of a National Single Window project.

Country
Maldives