AIDE POUR LE COMMERCE: MOBILISER L'AIDE POUR LE COMMERCE — 18 ET 19 JUILLET 2011
Programme
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Agenda
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SESSION 1: 9 am — 9.30 am This first session will highlight key messages from the joint OECD-WTO report “Aid for Trade at a Glance: 2011”. Global Aid-for-Trade flows grew in real terms by approximately 60 per cent between the baseline period 2002?005 and 2009. OECD抯 projections for 2010 suggest that Aid for Trade expenditure is likely to remain constant. But is this a case of crisis postponed, not averted? What does the latest monitoring and evaluation exercise tell us about how the priorities of the Aid-for-Trade community have changed in response to the global economic downturn? What does this exercise tell us about how the Aid-for-Trade community considers the impact of Aid for Trade, the tools available to measure it and our ability to evaluate/capture such impact on the ground? What results emerge from the case stories submitted as part of the monitoring and evaluation exercise? Key questions include:
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SESSION 2: 9.30 am — 11 am The Multilateral Development Banks geared up their trade-related operations in response to the unprecedented decline in global trade brought on by the economic crisis. WTO proved its worth as an insurance policy against protectionism. Global trade has subsequently rebounded and economic growth is recovering strongly in developing economies. The Multilateral Development Banks have emerged fitter from the crisis, recapitalized and with their soft lending arms replenished. Furthermore, the economic crisis has redoubled the commitment of international financial institutions to meeting the Aid-for-Trade needs of developing countries, notably as regards regional trade integration. Key questions include:
After presentations, time will be provided for questions. The session will be chaired by Pascal Lamy, Director-General, World Trade Organization. |
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SESSION 3: 11 am — 1 pm The Aid-for-Trade Initiative has achieved a lot in a short space of time. Additional resources are being mobilized and partner countries are making progress on mainstreaming trade into their national development strategies. And yet we know relatively little about Aid-for-Trade抯 impact on the ground in developing countries. The experience of developing country governments and the private sector with Aid for Trade is only now starting to be surveyed ?and not in a systematic manner. To sustain the momentum generated in Aid for Trade, we need to know if it does improve the trade performance of developing countries with positive multiplier effects on economic growth, employment and poverty alleviation. Other issues such as gender empowerment and environmental sustainability are increasingly entering the equation, particularly for development partners. Against the background of the pressure on public budgets created by the economic crisis, many bilateral donors are looking hard at where to focus their aid funds so as to maximise development impacts. Realignment of geographical and thematic priority areas promise sustained, even increased funding for some, but the prospect of disengagement for others. And ever greater public scrutiny of spending decisions may mean there is less scope to learn from our mistakes. Key questions include:
The session will be organized as a facilitated discussion moderated by Shada Islam, Head of the Asia Programme, Friends of Europe. |
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AID FOR TRADE: PREMIERE OF THE ENHANCED INTEGRATED FRAMEWORK FILM 1 pm — 1.30 pm After a short introduction by the Chairman of the Enhanced Integrated Framework (EIF) Board, Ambassador Maruping, Permanent Mission of Lesotho to the United Nations Office and other International Organizations, the 25 minute film entitled
揟rade Works: boosting livelihoods, building futures?will be screened. The film captures the human stories behind the programme that works to support positive trade and development outcomes and shows how the global partnership on the EIF and Aid for Trade is already having an impact on people抯 lives in Least Developed Countries. |
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HIGH LEVEL LUNCHTIME SESSION 1.30 pm — 3 pm The economic crisis and volatility in food prices have highlighted long standing problems of underinvestment in the agriculture sector. The World Food Summit Declaration highlighted the key role which the agriculture sector plays in relation to the achievement of the Millennium Development Goals. To feed a world population expected to surpass 9 billion in 2050, it is estimated that agricultural output will have to increase by 70 per cent ?a task further complicated by the challenge of climate change adaptation. Realizing this objective will require a reversal in the long-term decline in national and international funding of agriculture. Well-functioning domestic, regional and global markets will also need to play their part ?hence the role for Aid for Trade. Aid for Trade can make a specific contribution to the agricultural sector by supporting countries in mainstreaming at a policy level, in building production capacities, in connecting markets, in improving distribution, in providing storage and in promoting compliance with standards and quality. Key questions include:
The session will be organized as a facilitated discussion moderated by Ricardo Meléndez-Ortiz, Chief Executive Officer, International Centre for Trade and Sustainable Development. |
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SESSION 4: 3pm — 4.30 pm Research suggests that developing countries have much to gain from improving their trade facilitation processes ?as much as US$130 billion to US$140 billion annually in additional trade according to some studies. Trade facilitation projects can have a high pay-back, offering genuine value for money for both partner countries and their development partners. Taking Sub-Saharan Africa as an example, this could represent almost US$14 billion annually in additional economic activity ?equivalent to half the annual inflows of Aid for Trade to the region in 2008. From an Aid-for-Trade perspective, trade facilitation is a broad agenda covering trade policy and development (customs and border procedures and regulations), related trade-related infrastructure (roads, ports, energy, and information and communications technology) and related issues of new technologies, connectivity, regional integration and intra-region trade. But for the private sector, which stands to gain most from any advances, progress is also frustratingly slow. Key questions include:
The session will begin with a short presentation on trade facilitation and the G20 by Bernard Hoekman, Director, International Trade Department, World Bank. The session will be organized as a facilitated discussion moderated by Carlos Grau Tanner, Director General, Global Express Association, and a general question and answer session. |
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SESSION 5: 4.30 pm — 6 pm The spread of vertically-integrated production chains is reshaping global trade. Participation in global value chains offers a potential path to trade expansion and diversification with powerful impacts in terms of economic growth, employment and poverty alleviation. For global businesses, trade capacity building in supply chains, investments in specific infrastructure, trade facilitation, logistics and innovation is often an integral part of establishing successful sourcing, production and distribution systems in new markets. Such capacity-building efforts benefit the company investing, but they also advantage local suppliers of inputs and supporting services, with positive effects on the business environment. As foreign direct investment returns to pre-crisis levels, the challenge is how to facilitate the process of connecting developing country firms to supply chains and to increase the value generated locally. The contribution of private sector initiatives to the overall effort of building trade capacity has, to date, gone largely unreported. The goal of the session is to generate a better understanding of the role of the private sector as providers of trade capacity building and to explore the opportunities for more effective cooperation between business, governments and their development partners. Key questions include:
The session will begin with a short presentation by Selina Jackson, World Bank Special Representative to the United Nations and the World Trade Organization highlighting examples of how business is enhancing trade capacity. The session will then be organized as a facilitated discussion moderated by Jim Kolbe, Senior Transatlantic Fellow, German Marshall Fund, and a general question and answer session. |
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 Audio: Listen to Session 5 — ACCESSING GLOBAL PRIVATE SECTOR VALUE CHAINS |
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Day 2 |
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KEYNOTE ADDRESS 9 am — 9.15 am |
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SESSION 6: 9.15 am — 11 am Africa抯 regional trade integration agenda is capturing international attention. African Union trade ministers at their meeting in Kigali, Rwanda on 29 October-2 November 2010 agreed to the creation of a continent-wide free trade agreement. At the EAC-SADC-COMESA Summit held on 22 October 2008 in Kampala, Uganda, agreement was reached to create a single Free Trade Area. The political attention of African leaders has captured the focus of the development community. The Seoul G20 Multi-Year Action Plan on Development recognized the potential for faster growth from deeper regional economic integration and committed 搕o support the regional integration efforts of African leaders, including by helping to realize their vision of a free trade area through the promotion of trade facilitation and regional infrastructure.?/p> Key questions include:
This session will begin with a short presentation of a report prepared by the African Development Bank. The session will then be organized as a facilitated discussion chaired by Donald Kaberuka, President, African Development Bank, and a general question and answer session. |
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SESSION 7: 11 am — 12.30 pm Parallel stream 1 Economic integration is key for sustainable growth, poverty and inequality reduction in the Latin American and Caribbean region. Development partners have been supporting regional processes for some time, but new momentum is emerging. On 28 April 2011, Peru, Chile, Colombia and Mexico signed the 揚(yáng)acific Alliance?for the consolidation of Latin American trade, with the aim of promoting greater integration in the region. The Inter-American Development Bank has decided to boost its grant and lending for regional integration-related projects to reach 15 per cent of its annual lending by 2015. The aim of this session is to examine how the region and its development partners can promote greater economic integration and trade, for example by bridging integration gaps through the convergence of existing agreements, reducing high logistics and transport costs, promoting trade facilitation and expanding regional cooperation to provide public goods . Key questions include:
The session will be moderated by Anabel González, Minister of Foreign Trade, Costa Rica. |
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SESSION 7: 11 am — 12.30 pm Parallel stream 2(a) Asia抯 high growth record masks the dichotomy in the region between rapidly growing economies and underperforming ones. Asia has approximately one billion people living on less than US$1.25 per day ?a figure which could rise higher with higher oil and food prices. Yet long term scenario analysis by the Asian Development Bank indicates that some three billion Asians could enjoy higher living standards by 2050. This scenario is not 損re-ordained? it will require tough choices, notably to avoid a 搈iddle income trap?and ensure that the benefits of economic growth are broadly shared within the region. Trade has a fundamental role to play in this regard. Promoting deeper and wider trade integration in Asia is integral to uniting the two faces of Asia. The aim of this session is to discuss the results of different initiatives to promote Asia抯 trade integration. Particular emphasis is placed on the development impacts achieved through the Greater Mekong Subregion (GMS), the Central Asia Regional Economic Cooperation (CAREC) Program and other multi-country, multi-donor initiatives. Key questions include:
The session will be moderated by Sorasak Pan, Secretary of State, Ministry of Commerce, Kingdom of Cambodia. |
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SESSION 7: 12.30 am — 2 pm Parallel stream 2(b) Various delivery mechanisms currently exist for Aid for Trade in the Pacific region, notably in the form of bilateral and multilateral assistance programmes such as the Pacific Agreement on Closer Economic Relations, the European Development Fund抯 Regional Indicative Programme and Regional Strategy Paper, Japan-Pacific Islands Forum summits and the Asian Development Bank抯 Pacific Approach 2010-2014. New South-South partners are also increasingly present, and offer new market and export diversification opportunities. Development of a Pacific Aid-for-Trade strategy has been under discussion by the Pacific trade and development community since 2006. A draft strategy, first presented to Pacific Islands Forum Ministers in 2009, is being updated. This strategy offers the opportunity to align strategic national and regional objectives with the priorities of development partners. This session will focus on the role which this strategy can expect to play in mobilizing and directing Aid for Trade to the Pacific Islands. Key questions include:
The session will be moderated by Ransford Smith, Deputy Secretary-General, Commonwealth Secretariat. |
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SESSION 8: 2.30 pm — 3.45 pm In the year that the OECD celebrates the fiftieth anniversary of its founding and the establishment of the Development Assistance Committee, China will celebrate 60 years of cooperation with many African countries. China is not alone; some other South-South partners have a long history of partnership with fellow developing countries. India抯 Technical and Economic Cooperation programme was launched in 1964 and Singapore抯 technical activities also stretch back to the 1960s. South-South partners have accumulated a wealth of experience and expertise in trade-related assistance activities. With buoyant economies, South-South cooperation budgets are growing. Two-way trade is also expanding fast as South-South partners accompany aid with investment and enhanced market access opportunities. South-South cooperation promises high trade and economic growth returns. Key questions include:
The session will be organized as a facilitated discussion moderated by Petko Draganov, Deputy Secretary-General, United Nations Conference on Trade and Development, and a general question and answer session. |
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SESSION 9: 3.45 pm — 5 pm One notable feature of the Aid-for-Trade Initiative is the forum which it provides for the trade and development community to engage in open discussion, not just between donors, between beneficiaries, or between donors and beneficiaries, but on an inclusive basis amongst all stakeholders. It also provides an excellent opportunity to share experience between different regions of what works and what could work better. Underpinning this process is the joint OECD-WTO monitoring and evaluation mechanism. In 2011, the monitoring exercise generated 146 responses to the self-assessment questionnaire and 275 submissions of case stories. This information constitutes a rich source from which to draw conclusions on the status of our knowledge on Aid-for-Trade implementation and its impact of Aid for Trade on the ground. As such, the Third Global Review should give fresh impetus to the development and refinement of appropriate monitoring and evaluation mechanisms. Key questions include:
The session will be organized as a facilitated discussion moderated by Michael Roberts, Aid-for-Trade Coordinator, World Trade Organization, and a general question and answer session. |
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SESSION 10: 5 pm — 6.30 pm This session will be organized as an open session for Members and Observers to make comments and give short statements, including on the way forward. The session will be chaired by Ambassador Maruping, Permanent Mission of Lesotho to the United Nations Office and other International Organizations, Chairman of the Committee on Trade and Development. |
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| Audio: Listen to Session 10 — CHARTING THE WAY FORWARD |
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