The Republic of the Marshall Islands (RMI) is working to boost international trade by modernizing its customs procedures through the eventual roll-out of ASYCUDAWorld, the UNCTAD ASYCUDA Programme’s latest customs management system.
A mobilization seminar was held in RMI on 3 May 2023, ahead of the planned ASYCUDAWorld launch in 2024, to help government agencies, traders and other key stakeholders to better understand how the system works and the benefits that it brings.
The Secretary of Finance, Mr. Patrick Langrine thanked the EU and UNCTAD for their timely assistance in modernizing RMI’s customs administration. He said, “This is just the beginning of a long process which will contribute to the wellbeing of the RMI customs and traders. The ASYCUDA Project will help us to better understand our trading environment, improve our revenue collection, modernize our trade facilitation and most importantly improve the service for the traders.”
UN Resident Coordinator for Micronesia, Mr. Jaap Van Hierden stated that the roll-out of ASYCUDAWorld in RMI is a critical step towards enhancing trade facilitation in a country that is heavily reliant on trade for economic development. He said, “With the support of the EU, and led by UNCTAD in partnership with the RMI government, this project is a testament to the commitment of the international community to support RMI in its efforts to enhance its trade facilitation capacity.”
The ASYCUDAWorld delivery is part of the EU funded Improving Pacific Islands Customs and Trade (IMPACT) Project which falls within the EU’s Pacific Regional Integration Support (PRISE) Programme, aimed at increasing the quality and the volume of goods traded intra-regionally between Pacific Island countries and internationally, including with the EU’s 27-member States.
The Republic of the Marshall Islands (RMI) is working to boost international trade by modernizing its customs procedures through the eventual roll-out of ASYCUDAWorld, the UNCTAD ASYCUDA Programme’s latest customs management system.
A mobilization seminar was held in RMI on 3 May 2023, ahead of the planned ASYCUDAWorld launch in 2024, to help government agencies, traders and other key stakeholders to better understand how the system works and the benefits that it brings.
The Secretary of Finance, Mr. Patrick Langrine thanked the EU and UNCTAD for their timely assistance in modernizing RMI’s customs administration. He said, “This is just the beginning of a long process which will contribute to the wellbeing of the RMI customs and traders. The ASYCUDA Project will help us to better understand our trading environment, improve our revenue collection, modernize our trade facilitation and most importantly improve the service for the traders.”
UN Resident Coordinator for Micronesia, Mr. Jaap Van Hierden stated that the roll-out of ASYCUDAWorld in RMI is a critical step towards enhancing trade facilitation in a country that is heavily reliant on trade for economic development. He said, “With the support of the EU, and led by UNCTAD in partnership with the RMI government, this project is a testament to the commitment of the international community to support RMI in its efforts to enhance its trade facilitation capacity.”
The ASYCUDAWorld delivery is part of the EU funded Improving Pacific Islands Customs and Trade (IMPACT) Project which falls within the EU’s Pacific Regional Integration Support (PRISE) Programme, aimed at increasing the quality and the volume of goods traded intra-regionally between Pacific Island countries and internationally, including with the EU’s 27-member States.
