In 2016, the awareness workshops on Benefits and Challenges of Competition Law and Policy were held in the different commercial cities and border trade zones of Myanmar such as Mandalay, Muse, Tachileik, Myawaddy, Monywa, Myeik and occasionally in-country with the support of GIZ and FNF to advocate and raise awareness about Competition Law and Policy.

These awareness workshops are intended for the businesses people, related government organizations and all the stakeholders. The purposes of holding these workshops are as follows:

• To ensure the businessmen and the civil servants to know the current situation of Competition Law implementation in Myanmar;
• To ensure the businessmen and the civil servants to know the benefits and challenges of Competition Policy and Law;
• To promote the advocacy and compliance with the Competition Policy and Law;
• To ensure the businessmen and the civil servants who participated in these workshops can share the Competition experience and challenges with others.