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AID FOR TRADE: MOBILIZING AID FOR TRADE

Aid For Trade Regional Reviews 2007

The WTO together with regional banks and governments are organizing regional reviews on Aid for Trade: in Lima, Peru on 13-14 September; in Manila, Philippines on 19-20 September; and in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania on 1-2 October. The global Aid for Trade review will be held in Geneva on 20-21 November.

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Focus Latin America and the Caribbean  back to top

A two-day conference organized by the Inter American Development Bank and the WTO in cooperation with the World Bank and hosted by the Government of Peru. The aim of the meeting was to gather financial resources to help developing countries in Latin America and the Caribbean to utilize trade more effectively as a tool for economic development, job creation and poverty alleviation.

• Dates: 13-14 September 2007
• Location: Lima, Peru
• Programme
• Pascal Lamy's remarks at the opening session of the conference
• Pascal Lamy's remarks at the closing session of the conference
• Official website
• Report and recommendations prepared by the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) and the World Trade Organization (WTO)

Focus Asia and the Pacific  back to top

A two-day conference organized by the  Asian Development Bank and the WTO in cooperation with the World Bank and hosted by the Government of  the Philippines. The aim of the meeting was to gather financial resources to help developing countries in the Asia Pacific region to utilize trade more effectively as a tool for economic development, job creation and poverty alleviation.

• Dates: 19-20 September 2007
• Location: Manila, Philippines
• Programme
• Pascal Lamy's remarks at the opening session of the conference
• Joint ADB-WTO opening press release
• Asian Development Bank website
• Pascal Lamy's remarks at the closing session of the conference
• Joint ADB-WTO closing press release
• From the Integrated Framework to the Enhanced Integrated Framework (WTO Secretariat paper)
• Report and recommendations prepared by the Asian Development Bank (ADB) and the World Trade Organization (WTO)
• Conference Proceedings

Focus Africa   back to top

A two-day conference organized by the  United Nations Economic Commission for Africa, the African Development Bank and the WTO in cooperation with the World Bank and hosted by the Government of  Tanzania. The aim of the meeting was to gather financial resources to help developing countries in  Africa to utilize trade more effectively as a tool for economic development, job creation and poverty alleviation.

• Dates: 1-2 October 2007
• Location: Dar es Salaam, Tanzania
• Programme
• Pascal Lamy's remarks at the opening session of the conference
• Pascal Lamy's remarks at the closing session of the conference
• Director-General's statement at Standards and Trade Development Facility workshop
• United Nations Economic Commission for Africa website
• African Development Bank website  
• From the Integrated Framework to the Enhanced Integrated Framework (WTO Secretariat paper)
• Report and recommendations prepared by the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (UNECA), the African Development Bank (AfDB), and the World Trade Organization (WTO)

Global Review  back to top

• Dates: 20-21 November 2007
• Location: Geneva, Switzerland
• Main page
• Provisional programme

Final reports from Regional Reviews
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> Asia and the Pacific
> Africa