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"BOOKING HAS BEEN CLOSED!AMCHAM Myanmar and A-MCC are delighted to host the second phase briefing on U.S. Burma Sanctions titled;Goodbye Burma Sanctions? Welcome GSP! An American Update.This seminar will provide an update to the remaining U.S. sanctions program against Myanmar. It will also provide a broad overview of the U.S. GSP program, which is available at present to eligible Myanmar companies.Venue:Bago Room (lobby floor), Sule Shangri-La Hotel Yangon On October 7, the U.S. government has continued the easing of sanctions against Myanmar by ending the U.S. Burma Sanctions program, as well as allowing the importation of jade and rubies into the U.S. Furthermore, on November 13, the U.S. reinstated Myanmar's eligibility for benefits under the U.S. Generalized System of Preferences (GSP), which had been suspended in 1989. Yet, the U.S. continues unabated the remaining U.S. Treasury Department's financial sanctions against Myanmar, as well as sanctions, under other programs, against selected Myanmar individuals and businesses. About the speakerEric Rose,Lead Director of HRMR Law FirmEric Rose is the Lead Director of Herzfeld Rubin Meyer Rose, the first American law firm in Myanmar. Mr. Rose has over 20 years of experience in Myanmar, having introduced the American Standard brand products in the '90s. He is also one of the few attorneys who have secured OFAC licenses for doing business with Myanmar SDN parties. Moreover, he testified in 2013 as an expert before the USTR in favor of granting Myanmar the GSP status.Mr. Rose offers a comprehensive development and investment knowledge in the private sector in over fifty developing, emerging and frontier markets. He has led investments in excess of two billion dollars, which have created thousands of jobs in many countries, including in Myanmar and Southeast Asia.For more information, please go to http://www.hrmr.us/atty_e_rose.htm.xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxNote for A-MCC members: A-MCC members will be charged member rate for this event, even though you need to book as non-member. In the comment box, please put A-MCC. For more info, please contact clara@amchammyanmar.com."
