The MSG has agreed that the 4th reports for the fiscal years 2016-2017 shall be covered the Oil and Gas, Mining and Jade and Gems and Pearl Sectors. The 4th EITI report covering 2016-2017 shall be completed by March 31st 2019. To meet the EITI 2016 standard on beneficial ownership reporting the MSG has agreed to include disclosures of all beneficial owners in the sectors. On behalf of the government of the Union of Myanmar, the MSG and the Fiscal Policy, Strategy and EITI Division of the Ministry of Planning and Finance seeks a competent and credible firm, free from conflicts of interest, to provide Independent Administrator services in accordance with the EITI Standard.

The work of the Independent Administrator has five conceptual phases (see figure 1). These phases may overlap and there may also be some iteration between the phases. EITI reporting, in the case of Myanmar, will be preceded by scoping work which is also to be undertaken by the Independent Administrator.