AID FOR TRADE: WORKSHOP
Aid for trade, trade costs indices and design and implementation of policies to reduce trade costs
10 February 2017
One key message that emanated from the Fifth Global Review of Aid for Trade in 2015 is that high trade costs inhibit many developing countries from fully exploiting their trade and development potential. This workshop will follow up on this work by reviewing trade cost indices, and by examining how these indices are being integrated into Aid-for-Trade programming. Insights from the workshop will help prepare the 2017 Global Review, themed “Promoting Connectivity”.
Opening Remarks
H.E. Christopher Onyanga Aparr, Ambassador and Permanent Representative of the Republic of Uganda to the United Nations Office and other International Organizations at Geneva, Chair of the Committee on Trade and Development
Session 1: Trade costs indices and their evolution
“Monitoring and Reducing Trade Costs; Overview of Indices and Issues” — Robert Teh, Chief of
Section, Economic Research and Statistics Division, World Trade Organization
Presentation
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“Airline Connectivity” — George Anjapridze, Senior Economist, International Air Transport
Association
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“Maritime Transport Connectivity” — Jan Hoffmann, Chief, Trade Logistics Branch, United Nations
Conference on Trade and Development
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Session 2: Using indices for action – the role of Aid for Trade
“Promoting Connectivity in Africa” — Jean-Guy Afrika, Principal Trade Expert, African Development
Bank
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“Trade Costs and enabling e-Commerce” — Sean Doherty, Head, International Trade and
Investment, World Economic Forum
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“ Monitoring and Assessing Impact of Trade Facilitation” — Marie-Agnes Jouanjean, Trade Policy
Analyst, Trade and Agriculture Directorate, Organization for Economic Co‐operation and
Development
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