9 acp rpr 140 - “technical assistance to the integration to the multilateral trading system and support to the integrated framework”
9 ACP RPR 140 - “Technical Assistance to the Integration to the
Multilateral Trading System and Support to the Integrated Framework”
Request 005-09 - COMESA - Summary
TITLE
Workshop to build capacity and improve trade policy formulation and
implementation, and the integration of its members into the
multilateral trading system
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Applicant
COMESA
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Duration of the Project
1 month
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Objectives of the action
To enhance the participation of COMESA member States in the ongoing
WTO negotiations so as to promote and defend their commercial
interests in the WTO.
Purposes of the action
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To impart knowledge on analytical skills, to the member States and
COMESA Secretariat, on issues under negotiations in the WTO.
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To understand COMESA trade regulations in the context of the WTO.
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To build capacity within COMESA member States and the Secretariat
to participate effectively within the regional organisation and in
the WTO negotiations.
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Trained officials to become trainers at national level
Target group(s)
Member states of the COMESA region and COMESA secretariat.
Expected results
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Improved understanding of the issues under negotiations;
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Improved ability to identify commercial opportunities and prepare
submissions for the same to the WTO negotiating bodies;
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Improved understanding and analytical knowledge to enable
capital-based officials to make appropriate decisions on trade
policy issues;
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The workshop is expected to encourage members which have not
established national trade points for dissemination of trade
opportunities to do so and through these points inform private
sector of the opportunities arising from negotiations.
Main activities
Preparation of the workshop programme and materials
Holding of the workshop, including coordination between experts and
other resource persons