DRAFT PROVISIONAL AGENDA

Twenty-third meeting of the Committee of Experts of the Conference of African Ministers of Finance, Planning and Economic Development

Kampala, Uganda
18-20 May 2004

Theme: Mainstreaming trade policy in national development strategies

1. Opening of the Meeting

Opening Statements :

• Brief opening remarks by the outgoing Chairman of the Bureau of the Committee of Experts
• Statement by Mr. K.Y Amoako, Executive Secretary, Economic Commission for Africa

2. Election of the Bureau

3. Adoption of the agenda and organization of work

4. Overview of recent economic and social conditions in Africa

5. Discussions on the theme of the Conference: Mainstreaming trade policy in national

development strategies

6. Progress report on ECA/OECD's ongoing work on monitoring mutual reviews of development effectiveness

7. Brief report on the outcome of the Experts Group Meeting on Africa's external debt

8. Statutory Issues:

• Consideration of the Annual Report on the work of ECA, 2004 including reports of subsidiary bodies that have held meetings since May 2003;
• Consideration of the report on the external review of ECA's work since 1996;
• Note by the secretariat on proposals for enhancing the effectiveness of the United Nations Trust Fund for Africa's Development (UNTFAD);
• Other statutory issues

9. Proposed Biennial Programme Plan, for the biennium 2006-2007

10. Any other business

11. Adoption of the Report of the Committee

12. Closure of the meeting