| 8:30-10:15 |
Opening Ceremony - Introductory remarks
by the:
- Director-General of the World Trade Organization
- President of the African Development Bank
- Executive Secretary of the Economic Commission for Africa.
- Secretary-General of the OAU
- Self- Introduction by participants
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| 10:15-10:30 |
Coffee Break |
| 10:30-12:00 |
The Relationship between Trade Policy and
Macro-economic policies; Mainstreaming trade into macro-economic and regulatory policies -
AfDB/ECA/WTO
- WTO Technical Assistance and Capacity Building
- Integrated Framework for Trade-related Technical
Assistance (IF)
- Joint Integrated Technical Assistance Program (JITAP)
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| Resource persons: |
Mr. Chiedu OSAKWE
Director
WTO Technical Cooperation DivisionMr. Elfatih K.
SHAAELDIN
ADB Resident Representative
Ethiopia Country Office. |
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| 12:00-12:30 |
Development Dimension of the Doha Agenda
Resource person: Mr. Chiedu OSAKWE, WTO.The Doha Agenda: Issues for Africa
| Resource person:
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Mr. Samuel GAYI
Principal Planning Economist
Planning and Budgeting Department
African Development Bank. |
|
| 12:30-14:00 |
Lunch |
| 14:00-15:30 |
Introduction to the WTO
- Overview of GATT/WTO Objectives
- Core Mandate and Activities
- Basic Principles (MFN and NT)
| Resource person: |
Mr. Dickson YEBOAH
Counsellor
WTO Technical Cooperation Division |
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| 15:30-15:45 |
Coffee Break |
| 15:45-16:45 |
Key Economic Challenges for Africa
- The New Partnership for African Development (NEPAD)
| Resource person: |
Mr. Patrick ASEA
Director
ECA Economic and Social Policy Division |
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| 16:45-17:45 |
- Trade and Finance Approaches to Africa's Development
| Resource person:
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Mr. M. I. MAH'MOUD
Senior Advisor, Industry and Finance
African Development Bank. |
|
| 17:45-18:15 |
- Participation in training program coordination and planning
for subsequent training courses.
| Resource person:
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A Representative of PDRE. 3 OR
Ms. Khadidia E. DIABI, Cooperation Officer,
WTO Desk Officer, Planning and Budgeting Department 3
African Development Bank |
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| Tuesday, 18 June 2002
Customs formalities, Administration and Market Access |
| 08:30-10:00 |
Agreement on Customs valuation
| Resource person:
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Mrs. Janet CHAKARIAN-RENOUF
Counsellor
WTO Market Access Division |
|
| 10:00-10:15 |
Coffee Break |
| 10:15-11:45 |
Agreement on Rules of Origin
Resource person: Mrs. Janet CHAKARIAN-RENOUF, WTO. |
| 11:45-12:30 |
Agreement on Preshipment Inspection
Resource person: Mrs. Janet CHAKARIAN-RENOUF, WTO. |
| 12:30-14:00 |
Lunch |
| 14:00-15:00 |
Trade Facilitation
| Resource person |
Mr. Marc BACCHETTA
Counsellor
WTO Development and Economic Research Division |
|
| 15:00-16:30 |
Market Access
- Market access: current situation.
Resource person: Mr. Marc BACCHETTA, WTO.
|
| 16:30-17:00 |
Market Access
- Opportunities for African Countries (AGOA, EBA)
| Resource person |
Mr. Cornelius T. MWALWANDA
Senior Economic Affairs Officer
ECA Economic and Social Policy Division. |
|
| 17:00-17:30 |
Market Access
- Market access: Issues for Africa
| Resource person:
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Mr. Samuel GAYI
Principal Planning Economist, Planning and Budgeting Department
African Development Bank. |
|
| 17:30-18:00 |
Market Access
- Integration of Africa's Small and Medium Scale Enterprises
(SMEs) in international trade - Challenges, opportunities and approaches.
| Resource person:
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Mr. John S. KANYARUBONA
Principal Infrastructure Specialist, POPR
African Development Bank |
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| Wednesday, 19 June 2002 |
| 08:30-10:30 |
General Agreement on Trade in Services
(GATS)
- Introduction to the Structure of the GATS
| Resource person: |
Mr. Dickson YEBOAH
Counsellor
WTO Technical Cooperation Division |
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|
| 10:30-10:45 |
Coffee break |
| 10:45-12:30 |
General Agreement on Trade in Services
(Cont.)
- Services negotiations in the New Round.
- Scheduling of Commitments.
| Resource person: |
Mr. Dickson YEBOAH, WTO |
|
| 12:30-14:00 |
Lunch |
| 14:00-14:45 |
Trade in Services in Africa
| Resource persons: |
Mr. Cornelius T. MWALWANDA
Senior Economic Affairs Officer
ECA Economic and Social Policy Division. |
|
| 14:45-15:35 |
Mr. M. I. MAH'MOUD
Senior Advisor, Industry and Finance
African Development Bank. |
| 15:35-15:45 |
Coffee Break |
| 15:45-17:00 |
Accessing WTO information resources
| Resource person |
Mr. Dickson YEBOAH
Counsellor
WTO Technical Cooperation Division |
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| Thursday, 20 June 2002 |
| 8:30-10:30 |
Trade Negotiations Techniques
| Resource person: |
Mr. Dickson YEBOAH
Counsellor
WTO Technical Cooperation Division |
|
| 10:30-10:45 |
Coffee Break |
| 10:45-12:30 |
Trade Negotiations Techniques
| Resource person: |
Mr. Dickson YEBOAH, WTO. |
|
| 12:30-14:00 |
Lunch |
| 14:00-15:30 |
Trade Negotiations Techniques
Resource person: Mr. Dickson YEBOAH, WTO. |
| 15:30-15:45 |
Coffee Break |
| 15:45-17:00 |
Trade Negotiations Techniques
Resource person: Mr. Dickson YEBOAH, WTO. |
| Friday, 21 June 2002 |
| 08:30-10:30 |
Trade and Environment
| Resource person:
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Ms. Ludivine TAMIOTTI
Legal Affairs Officer
WTO Trade and Environment Division |
|
| 10:30-10:45 |
Coffee Break |
| 10:45-12:30 |
Agreement on Technical Barriers to Trade
| Resource person: |
Ms. Ludivine TAMIOTTI
Legal Affairs Officer
WTO Trade and Environment Division |
|
| 12:30-14:00 |
Lunch |
| 14:00-15:15 |
Regional Economic Integration (SADC,
ECOWAS, COMESA, OAU/AU )
| Resource person: |
Mr. Jacques DEGBELO
Counsellor
WTO Trade Policies Review Division |
|
| 15:15-15:30 |
Coffee Break |
| 15:30-16:00 |
Regional Economic Integration (Cont.)
Resource person: Mr. Jacques DEGBELO, WTO. |
| 16:00-16:30 |
Regional Cooperation and Economic Integration
- A strategy for effective participation in liberalizing global trade.
| Resource person:
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Mr. John S. KANYARUBONA
Principal Infrastructure Specialist, POPR
African Development Bank. |
|
| 16:30-17:00 |
Regional trade agreements, the multilateral
trading system and transition to the African Union
| Resource person:
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Mr. Frederick Yao ALIPUI,
Deputy Team Leader,
Transition Planning Support Team to the African Union
OAU Secretariat |
|
| 17:00-17:35 |
Trade Policy Reviews |
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Resource person: Mr.
Jacques DEGBELO, WTO. |
| 17:35-18:15 |
Trade Policy Reviews: Lessons from Three
African Case Studies- Malawi, Uganda and Mauritius
| Resource person:
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Mr. Stephen OLANREWAJU
Chief Country Economist
Country Operations ADF Countries
African Development Bank |
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Week Two
| Monday, 24 June 2002 |
Agriculture and Sanitary and Phytosanitary
measures |
|
| 8:30-10:30 |
Agreement on Agriculture
| Resource person: |
Ms. Majda PETSCHEN
Economic Affairs Officer
WTO Agriculture and Commodities Division |
|
| 10:30-10:45 |
Coffee Break |
| 10:45-12:30 |
Ongoing negotiations in Agriculture
Resource person: Ms. Majda PETSCHEN, WTO. |
| 12:30-14:00 |
Lunch |
| 14:00-15:30 |
The Agreement on Sanitary and Phytosanitary
Measures (SPS)
Resource person: Ms. Majda PETSCHEN, WTO. |
| 15:30-15:45 |
Coffee Break |
| 15:45-16:45 |
The Role of Agriculture in Africa
| Resource person:
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Mr. Josue DIONE
Director
ECA Sustainable Development Division. |
|
| 16:45-17:00 |
Discussions |
| Tuesday, 25 June 2002 |
Trade Remedies |
|
| 8:30-10:30 |
Agreement on Subsidies and Countervailing
measures
| Resource person:
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Mr. Muslum YILMAZ
Implementation Officer
WTO Rules Division. |
|
| 10:30-10:45 |
Coffee Break |
| 10:45-11:30 |
Agreement on Subsidies and Countervailing
measures (cont.)
Resource person: Mr. Muslum YILMAZ, WTO. |
| 11:30-12:30 |
Agreement on Anti-dumping
Resource person: Mr. Muslum YILMAZ, WTO. |
| 12:30-14:00 |
Lunch |
| 14:00-15:45 |
Agreement on Anti-dumping (cont.)
Resource person: Mr. Muslum YILMAZ, WTO. |
| 15:45-16:00 |
Coffee Break |
| 16:00-17:00 |
Agreement on Safeguards
Resource person: Mr. Muslum YILMAZ, WTO. |
| Wednesday, 26 June 2002 |
| 8:30-10:30 |
Agreement on Trade-related Intellectual
Property Rights (TRIPS)
- Rights and Obligations
- The review process
- TRIPS and Development
- TRIPS and Public Health
| Resource person: |
Ms. Dariel DE SOUSA
Legal Affairs Officer
WTO Intellectual Property Division. |
|
| 10:30-10:45 |
Coffee Break |
| 10:45-12:30 |
Trade-related Intellectual Property Rights
(Cont.)
| Resource person: |
Ms. Dariel DE SOUSA, WTO. |
|
| 12:30-14:00 |
Lunch |
| 14:00-15:30 |
Trade-related Intellectual Property Rights (Cont.)
Resource person: Ms. Dariel DE SOUSA, WTO. |
| 15:30-15:45 |
Coffee break |
| 15:45-17:00 |
Intellectual Property Rights in Africa
| Resource person: |
Mr. Cornelius T. MWALWANDA
Senior Economic Affairs Officer
ECA Economic and Social Policy Division. |
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| Thursday, 27 June 2002 |
| 08:30-10:30 |
Trade and Competition Policy
| Resource person: |
Ms. Dariel DE SOUSA
Legal Affairs Officer
WTO Intellectual Property Division. |
|
| 10:30-10:45 |
Coffee Break |
| 10:45-11:30 |
Government Procurement
Resource person: Ms. Dariel DE SOUSA, WTO. |
| 11:30-12:30 |
Trade and Investment
Resource person: Ms. Dariel DE SOUSA, WTO. |
| 12:30-14:00 |
Lunch |
| 14:00-15:30 |
Trade and Investment (Cont.)
Agreement on Trade-related Investment measures (TRIMS)
Resource person: Ms. Dariel DE SOUSA, WTO. |
| 15:30-15:45 |
Coffee Break |
| 15:45-17:30 |
WTO Dispute Settlement System |
| Resource persons: |
Mr. Vilaysoun LOUNGNARATH
Counsellor
WTO Appellate Body Secretariat |
- Mr. Willie CHATSIKA
Legal Affairs Officer
WTO Technical Cooperation Division
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|
| Friday, 28 June 2002 |
| 8:30-10:00 |
WTO Dispute Settlement System (cont.) |
| Resource persons: |
Mr. Vilaysoun LOUNGNARATH |
- Mr. Willie CHATSIKA, WTO.
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|
| 10:00-10:15 |
Coffee Break |
| 10:15-12:30 |
WTO Dispute Settlement System (cont.) |
| Resource persons: |
Mr. Vilaysoun LOUNGNARATH |
- Mr. Willie CHATSIKA, WTO.
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|
| 12:30-14:00 |
Lunch |
| 14:00-15:30 |
WTO Dispute Settlement System (cont.) |
| Resource persons: |
Mr. Vilaysoun LOUNGNARATH |
- Mr. Willie CHATSIKA, WTO.
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|
| 15.30-15.45 |
Coffee Break |
| 15:45-17:00 |
WTO Dispute Settlement System (cont.) |
| Resource persons: |
Mr. Vilaysoun LOUNGNARATH |
- Mr. Willie CHATSIKA, WTO.
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|
| 17:00 |
Closing Ceremony and Distribution of
Diplomas. |