Establishing Well Functioning National Trade Facilitation Bodies (NTFBs)
In the OIC Member States
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 A sense of urgency;
 Proactive public/private sector collaboration;
 Facilitation, not hampering;
 No more regulation than necessary; and
 Zero tolerance for corruption.
PEMUDAH has two working groups, one on efficiency-related issues, and the other on policy issues,
intended to look into the efficiency of the public delivery system and government policies impacting
business respectively. 30
Various task forces on specific issues support these working groups,
4.3.2.2. Description
The name of the National Trade Facilitation Mechanism in Malaysia is the Focus Group on Trading
Across Borders (FGTAB) of the PEMUDAH. The privatization policy introduced in 1986, the
liberalization of the manufacturing sector in 1998 and 2003, as well as the progressive liberalization
of the service sector have been facilitated by the reforms. The process of regulatory reform is
achieved with initiatives to improve the public delivery system and reduce bureaucracy.
Both PEMUDAH and the FGTAB are run by a public-private partnership.
The public sector is represented by the main public agencies of PEMUDAH and FGTAB which are the
Ministry of International Trade and Industry (MITI), Ministry of Transport, Ministry of International
Trade and Industry (MITI), Malaysia Productivity Corporation (MPC), Royal Malaysian Customs
Department (RMCD), Malaysian Administrative Modernization, and Management Planning Unit
(MAMPU).
Ministry of International Trade and Industry (MITI)
The Ministry of International Trade and Industry (MITI) is a government ministry responsible for
determining the policies and direction to achieve the goals of International Trade and Industries.
MITI co-chairs the FGTAB and operated the PEMUDAH secretariat from 2007 to 2013; it will chair
the future National Logistics Task Force with Customs.
Ministry of Transport
Malaysia Productivity Corporation (MPC)
MPC is the leading organization in productivity enhancement for global competitiveness and
innovation. MPC’s mission is to deliver high-impact services with a view to achieving performance
excellence through innovation. MPC has been in charge of the secretariat of PEMUDAH since
February of 2013.
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