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Experts
call for more ECA, UNDP and ATPC support on trade policy issues.
African
trade experts have called on the United Nations Economic Commission
for Africa (ECA), United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and
the African Trade Policy Centre (ATPC), to continue providing much
needed technical assistance to enable member States mainstream trade
in their national development plans. The call came at the end of
a ad-hoc experts group meeting on mainstreaming trade into national
development strategies, held in Casablanca, Morocco from 29 - 31
May.
The
meeting explored how to strengthen the capacity of African countries
to formulate effective trade policies and integrate them into national
development and poverty reduction strategies. Several papers covering
technical issues as well as country experiences were presented and
discussed.
The
experts further concluded that more work is needed on the diversification
of African economies into emerging sectors that create value-added;
on developing industrial policies; and to counter new forms of protectionism
such as rules of origin, and the application of product and environmental
standards, that are faced by African exporters. Presentations are
attached.
Participation
The
meeting was organized by ECA and ATPC in collaboration with UNDP
and the government of the Kingdom of Morocco. Other participants
included representatives of selected African, Asian and Latin American
countries, African Regional Economic Communities, the World Trade
Organization (WTO), the International Trade Centre (ITC), the Joint
Integrated Technical Assistance Programme (JITAP), the Integrated
Framework (IF), UN Regional Economic Commissions, and African civil
society groups.
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Opening Speech by Mme Karima
Bounemra Ben Soltane
Presentations:
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Africa,
Trade and the Doha Round Negotiations: Emerging Issues and
Concerns
Patrick N. Osakwe, UN Economic Commission for Africa |
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Aid
For Trade
Context, Content, Concerns and a Way Forward |
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Aid
for Trade: An African Perspective
Halima Noor-Abdi, ECA Geneva Advisory Services |
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Concepts
and Approaches to Mainstreaming Trade
Taufiqur Rahman, Development Division, WTO |
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Dynamic
Competitiveness: Another tool for assessing competitiveness
in Africa
Abdoulie Sireh-Jallow, Senior Economist, UNDP Zambia/Malawi |
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Etude
sur la prise en compte de la politique commerciale dans
les stratégies de développement : cas
du Sénégal
Professeur Ahmadou Aly MBAYE, Directeur du CREA |
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Export
promotion and complementary policies in Latin America and
the Caribbean: The Cases of Chile and Colombia
Nanno Mulder, Division of International Trade and Integration,
Economic Commission for Latin America and Caribbean (CEPAL) |
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Intégration
des politiques commerciales dans les stratégies de
développement cas du Maroc
Bensaïd Mohammed |
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Kenya's
Trade Policies: Mainstreaming Strategies In National Development
Dr. Mbui Wagacha, Macroeconomic and Trade Policy Expert,
Optimum Resources International (ORI) |
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Mainstreaming
Trade In South Africa
Rashad Cassim, Wits University, Johannesburg |
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Mainstreaming
Trade into National Development Strategy: The Case of Mauritius
Dr. Vinaye Ancharaz, University of Mauritius |
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Nigeria:
Mainstreaming Trade Into National Development Strategy
Inye N. Briggs |
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Politique
commerciale et stratégie de développement
du Cameroun
FSEG-UY II/ R. Tsafack Nanfosso |
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Renforcer
la politique commerciale dans les stratégies nationales
de développement : Burkina Faso
Pr. S.Soulama, UFR/SEG, Université de Ouagadougou |
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Study
on Mainstreaming Trade into National Development Strategies
in Africa: The Case Of Malawi
Prepared by: H.J.K. Mandindi |
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Tendances
de la diversification des exportations en Afrique
Division du Commerce et de l'intégration régionale
Équipe Négociations commerciales, Commission
économique pour l'Afrique |
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The
Process Of Trade Mainstreaming Into National Development
Strategies In Tanzania
Edward M. Sungula |
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Trade
development strategies : ITC Methods and Approaches
Thierry Paulmier, Market Analysis Section (MAS), International
Trade Centre UNCTAD/WTO (ITC) |
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Trade
Mainstreaming and Integrated Framework for Trade-Related
Technical Assistance to Least Developed Countries (IF)
Trade and Human Development Unit, UNDP Office in Geneva |
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Trade
Mainstreaming and the IF Process in Africa: Some Reflections
Graham Chipande, Economic Advisor-UNDP Sierra Leone |
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Trade
Promotion and Economic Development in Korea |
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Trade,
Growth, Poverty Reduction and Human
Development: Conceptual Issues and Some Empirical Evidence
Kamal Malhotra, Senior Advisor on Inclusive Globalization,
Bureau for Development Policy, UNDP |
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