PROGRAMME OF WORK
Ad-Hoc Expert Group Meeting on Financing Regional Integration in Africa
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
6 - 7 April 2004
| TUESDAY 6 APRIL 2004 | |
| 08:45-09:15 | Registration |
| 09:15-09:30 | Opening Remarks by Mr. Hakim Ben Hammouda, Director of Trade and Regional Integration Division (TRID) |
| Session 1: African Perspective on Financing Regional Integration in Africa | |
| 09:30-09:45 | African Context and Challenges
on the issue of Financing Regional Integration in Africa Presenter: Mr. A. Mahamat/TRID |
| 09:45-10:00 | African Union Perspective on
Financing Regional Integration in Africa Presenter: Representative of the African Union |
| 10:00-10:30 | Discussion |
| 10.30-10:45 | Tea/Coffee Break |
| Session 2: New Approaches to Financing Regional Integration in Africa | |
| 10:45-11:00 | Presentation of the Report
Entitled "The AU's Experience with Financing Regional Integration in Africa" Presenter: Mr. B. Biao |
| 11:00-11:15 | Presentation of the Report
Entitled "Feasibility Study of a Continental Self-Financing Mechanism to Strengthen
the AU" Presenter: Mr. A. Kane |
| 11:15-12:00 | Discussion |
| 13:00-14:30 | Lunch Break |
| Session 3: Sub-Regional Experiences of Financing Regional Integration | |
| 14:30-14:45 | UEMOA's Experience of Financing
Regional Integration Presenter: Mr. A. Tahirou/UEMOA |
| 14:45-15:00 | CEEAC's Experience of Financing
Regional Integration Presenter: Mr. W. Munyaneza/CEEAC |
| 15:00-15:45 | Discussion |
| 15:45-16:00 | Tea/Coffee Break |
| Session 4: Continuation Sub-Regional Experiences of Financing Regional Integration | |
| 16:00-16:15 | COMESA's Experience of
Financing Regional Integration Presenter: Mr. P. Y. Kankya/COMESA |
| 16:15-16:30 | CEMAC's Experience of Financing
Regional Integration Presenter: Mr. K. Bounandele/CEMAC |
| 16:30-17:15 | Discussion |
| WEDNESDAY 7 APRIL 2004 | |
| Session 5: Emerging Issues of Financing Regional Integration | |
| 09:00-09:15 | Financing Regional Public Goods Presenter: Mr. K. Nwuke /TRID |
| 09:15-09:30 | Role of the Private Sector in
Financing Regional Integration Presenter: Mr. C. Nyalugwe/SAEN |
| 09:30-10:15 | Discussion |
| 10:15-10:30 | Tea/Coffee Break |
| Session 6: Donor Perspective on Financing Regional Integration in Africa | |
| 10:30-10:45 | European Union Experience on
Financing Regional Integration Presenter: Mr. R. van Nes/EU |
| 10:45-11:00 | World Bank Perspective on
Financing Regional Integration in Africa Presenter: Mrs. L. Kritzinger-van Niekerk/World Bank |
| 11:00-11:45 | Discussion |
| 11:45-16:30 | Preparation of Conclusion and Recommendations by ECA Secretariat |
| 16:30-17:15 | Session 7: Way Forward of
Financing Regional Integration in Africa Discussion of the conclusion and recommendations |
| 17:15- 17:30 | Closing of the meeting |