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AID FOR TRADE: MAINTAINING MOMENTUM — 6 AND 7 JULY 2009

Aid For Trade Second Global Review: programme

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Interpretation serves to facilitate communication and does not constitute an authentic record or translation of the proceedings. The floor (original) language is the only authentic version. No liability shall be incurred by the interpreters in the exercise of their function.

6 July — Global Review of Aid For Trade
Day 1
OPENING ADDRESS 9 am — 9.15 am
Video Audio > help	Ban Ki-moon, Secretary-General, UN
SESSION 1: AID FOR TRADE: THE GLOBAL OUTLOOK 9.15 am — 9.30 am Global Aid-for-Trade flows grew in real terms by approximately 20 per cent in 2007 compared to the 2002—2005 baseline period established by the First Global Review. Progress is being made in mainstreaming trade into national and regional development strategies and development co-operation programmes. The spotlight effect is working, but how can this trend be sustained in the context of the current global economic downturn? This first session will highlight key messages on the global Aid for Trade outlook from the joint OECD-WTO report “Aid for Trade at a Glance: 2009”. Key questions include: What trends are emerging in Aid-for-Trade flows and from the self-assessments completed by donors and partners?    What progress is being made in mainstreaming trade into national and regional development strategies and donor development co-operation policies?
Audio	Pascal Lamy, Director-General, WTO > Pascal Lamy's opening remarks
Audio	Angel Gurría, Secretary General, OECD > Gurria's opening remarks
Video: Session 1 — Pascal Lamy and Angel Gurría
SESSION 2: AID FOR TRADE: FROM COMMITMENT TO IMPLEMENTATION 9.30 a.m. — 11 a.m Regional Reviews of Aid for Trade were held in 2007 for the Latin America and Caribbean, Asia Pacific and Africa. National and regional Aid-for-Trade Reviews held in 2008 and 2009 have shed further light on the supply-side capacity and infrastructure constraints partner countries face. Significant progress has been made in highlighting the Aid-for-Trade needs of partner countries. This session will address the question of how these needs are being addressed? How is the Aid-for-Trade agenda making good on its promise as it moves from commitment to implementation at multilateral, regional and national level? After presentations, time will be provided for questions. The session will be chaired by the WTO Director-General, Pascal Lamy.  Key questions include: What have the review meetings held since 2007 highlighted as the Aid-for-Trade needs of developing countries?    What progress is being made to address the Aid-for-Trade needs of developing countries?    How should the direction and delivery of Aid for Trade adapt to meet short-term crises and long-term challenges?    How can Aid for Trade help sustain the recent growth of developing countries and mitigate the effects of the current global economic downturn?    How is Aid for Trade being mainstreamed into multilateral and regional development strategies policies?
Audio	Robert Zoellick, President, World Bank > Paper
Audio	Dominique Strauss-Kahn, Managing Director, IMF
Audio	Helen Clark, Administrator, UNDP > Paper
Audio	Donald Kaberuka, President, African Development Bank
Audio	Haruhiko Kuroda, President, Asian Development Bank > Paper
Audio	Thomas Mirow, President, European Bank for Reconstruction and Development
Audio	Luis Alberto Moreno, President, Inter-American Development Bank > Paper
Audio	Waleed Al Wohaib, Chief Executive Officer, International Islamic Trade Finance Corporation > Paper
SESSION 3: AID FOR TRADE: ASSESSING IMPLEMENTATION 11 a.m. — 1 p.m This session will provide an opportunity for high level officials from OECD donors, emerging South-South partners and representatives of multilateral and regional organizations to discuss progress in Aid-for-Trade implementation. It will assess the impact of Aid for Trade in improving the trade performance of partner countries, with a particular emphasis on intra-regional trade. The role that Aid for Trade can play in lessening the negative effects of the global economic downturn and laying the foundations for greater integration and competitiveness will also be explored. The session will be organized as a facilitated discussion moderated by Jon Snow, Channel Four News, United Kingdom and a general question and answer session.  Key questions include: What impact has Aid for Trade had on the trade performance of developing countries, in particular on intra-regional trade? In what ways could the effectiveness of Aid for Trade be improved? How should Aid for Trade be directed so as to ensure it meets the needs of partner countries?    What is the impact of Aid for Trade and how can it be measured?    What impact is the global economic downturn likely to have on Aid for Trade? What is the global and regional outlook for Aid for Trade?    How can emerging South-South partners become further engaged in Aid for Trade?
	Elizabeth Tankeu, Commissioner for Trade and Industry, African Union Commission Louis Michel, Commissioner, Development and Humanitarian Aid, European Commission Gareth Thomas, Minister of State for International Development, United Kingdom Shintaro Ito, State Secretary for Foreign Affairs, Japan Franklin Moore, Deputy Assistant Administrator, USAID Mohamed Ibn Chambas, President, ECOWAS Commission Abdoulie Janneh, Executive Secretary, United Nations Economic Commission for Africa Kandeh Yumkella, Director General, UNIDO Petko Draganov, Deputy Secretary-General, UNCTAD
Audio: Listen to Session 3 — ASSESSING IMPLEMENTATION > Documents from Session 3
SESSION 4: AID FOR TRADE: PRIVATE SECTOR PARTNERSHIP FOR GROWTH 2.30 p.m. — 4.30 p.m. Aid for Trade should support national and regional efforts to stimulate sustained long-term economic growth. Integral to that process is the private sector. Partnering with the private sector to create the appropriate conditions and incentives for growth should be a core component of the Aid-for-Trade initiative. Engagement of the private sector in Aid for Trade dialogues at national, regional and global level must be facilitated. Against the backdrop of the current economic crisis, one area where Aid for Trade can positively engage the private sector is by improving access to finance. The crisis has reduced available liquidity in the banking sector and triggered a reassessment of risk with negative impacts for the private sector in developing countries. Particularly hard hit has been the area of trade finance. Difficulties in trade finance are symptomatic of broader constraints in access to credit for the business sector in developing countries. The session will be organized as a facilitated discussion moderated by Patricia Francis, Executive Director, International Trade Centre, and a general question and answer session.  Key questions include: How should the private sector be mainstreamed into national and regional development strategies? How can the private sector voice be heard in Aid-for-Trade dialogues?    What long-term structural measures are needed to improve the access of developing countries to finance, and in particular, trade finance? What is being done in this area as part of the Aid-for-Trade Initiative?    What impact is the crisis having on investment flows to developing countries? How can Aid-for-Trade funding be used to leverage private sector investment?
	Jacqueline Cote, Permanent Representative in Geneva, International Chamber of Commerce Peter Jones, Chief Executive Officer, Africa Trade Insurance Agency Toru Masutani, Head of Export Credit Agencies, Commodities and Trade Finance, Structured Finance Division, Tokyo Mitsubishi Bank Naresh Mehta, Chief Executive Officer, Power Technics, Kenya Vinod Kala, Managing Director, Emergent Ventures India Pvt. Ltd., India Rosa Whitaker, President and Chief Executive Officer, The Whitaker Group Arin Jira, Chairman, ASEAN Business Advisory Council Timothy Turner, Director, Private Sector Operations Department, African Development Bank
Audio: Listen to Session 4 — PRIVATE SECTOR PARTNERSHIP FOR GROWTH Paper: Aid for Trade: making trade effective for development — Case Studies for Kenya, Tanzania and Uganda
SESSION 5: AID FOR TRADE: MAINSTREAMING TRADE IN NATIONAL AND REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT AND COMPETITIVENESS STRATEGIES 4.30 p.m. — 6.30 p.m. In line with the Paris Principles on Aid Effectiveness, to be successful, Aid-for-Trade strategies should be country-owned and country-driven. Progress made in mainstreaming trade into national and regional development strategies will be reviewed and the experiences of Members shared. The role of the EIF as a tool for mainstreaming trade in LDCs' development strategies will be highlighted. How donors are integrating trade into their assistance programmes will also be discussed. The session will be organized as a facilitated discussion moderated by Ricardo Meléndez-Ortiz, Chief Executive, International Centre for Trade and Sustainable Development and a general question and answer session.  Key questions include: What progress is being made in mainstreaming the trade agenda into donor and partner-country policies?    What obstacles must be overcome when integrating trade and competitiveness in national and regional development strategies? How can these obstacles be more systematically addressed?
	Liliana Honorio, Coordinator for Cooperation, Ministry of Trade and Tourism, Peru Achike Udenwa, Minister of Commerce and Industry, Nigeria Darlington Mwape, Ambassador, Permanent Representative to the WTO, Permanent Mission of Zambia, Geneva Cham Prasidh, Senior Minister and Minister of Commerce, Kingdom of Cambodia Dorothy Tembo, Executive Director, Enhanced Integrated Framework Adalbert Tucker, Ambassador for Foreign Trade, Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Belize Paulo Kautoke, Permanent Representative to the WTO, Pacific Islands Forum Secretariat Mia Horn af Rantzien, Deputy Director-General, SIDA Johannes Smeets, Deputy Head, International Markets Division, Sustainable Economic Development Department, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Netherlands
Audio: Listen to Session 5 — MAINSTREAMING TRADE IN NATIONAL AND REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT AND COMPETITIVENESS STRATEGIES
World Economic Forum: Global Enabling Trade Report 2009 Preview 6.30 p.m. — 8 p.m. The Global Enabling Trade Report 2009 measures and analyses the factors enabling trade in national economies around the world. The Report includes the latest data and rankings of the factors enabling trade in 121 industrialized and emerging economies, as well as the latest thinking and research from international trade experts and industry practitioners.
Audio	Welcome remarks: Alejandro Jara, Deputy Director-General, WTO Opening remarks: Richard Samans, Managing Director, World Economic Forum
During the preview, the co-editors of the Report, Robert Z. Lawrence from Harvard Kennedy School and Margareta Drzeniek Hanouz from the World Economic Forum, will present key findings. Presentations will be followed by a question and answer session moderated by John Moavenzadeh, Senior Director and Head of Sustainable Mobility and Strategy, World Economic Forum. Journalists will also be invited to participate.

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