DEVELOPMENT: AID FOR TRADE

Aid for Trade Workshops

Workshop on the 2019 Aid-For-Trade monitoring and evaluation exercise

Geneva, WTO Headquarters

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The Aid-for-Trade Workshop will share insights from the information collected by the joint OECD and WTO 2019 Aid-for-Trade monitoring and evaluation (M&E) exercise. The monitoring information is analysed in the joint OECD-WTO publication entitled "Supporting Economic Diversification and Empowerment". The publication this year includes contributions from the OECD and WTO as well as chapters authored by the Enhanced Integrated Framework, the International Trade Centre, the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development, the United Nations Development Programme, the United Nations Industrial Development Organization, and the World Bank Group. The Workshop will feature technical presentations of individual chapters of the Aid for Trade at a Glance 2019 publication.

10.00 – 10.10: INTRODUCTION

Opening remarks

  • H.E. Mr Chad Blackman, Ambassador and Permanent Representative of Barbados to the United Nations Office and other International Organizations in Geneva, Chair of the Committee on Trade and Development

10.10 – 10.30: Overview of the M&E Exercise

  • Michael Roberts, Head, Aid for Trade Unit, Development Division, WTO
  • Frans Lammersen, Principal Administrator, Development Co-operation Directorate, OECD

10.30 –11.15: SESSION 1

Aid for Trade at a Glance Publication 2019 – Chapters 1-2

  • Chapter 1, "Setting the scene", Justine Lan, Economic Affairs Officer, Aid for Trade Unit, Development Division, WTO
    Presentation
  • Chapter 2, "Aid for Trade, economic diversification and empowerment", Frans Lammersen, Principal Administrator, OECD
    Presentation

Discussion

11.15 – 13.00: SESSION 2

Aid for Trade a Glance Publication 2019 – Chapters 3-5

  • Chapter 3, "Promoting Economic Diversification and Structural Transformation through Industrialisation", Frank van Rompaey, Head of Geneva Office, UNIDO
    Presentation
  • Chapter 4, "Aid for Trade in Challenging Contexts", Luisa Bernal, Policy Specialist, Sustainable Development, UNDP and Daria Shatskova, Programme Officer, EIF
    Presentation
  • Chapter 5, "Economic Diversification: Lessons from Practice", Pierre Sauvé, Senior Trade Specialist, World Bank Group
    Presentation

Discussion

15.00-16.00: SESSION 3

Aid for Trade at a Glance Publication 2019 – Chapters 6-7

  • Chapter 6, "Trade Facilitation – The Critical Role of Trade Facilitation in Supporting Economic Diversification and Structural Reforms", William Gain, Global Lead for Trade Facilitation and Border Management, Macroeconomics, Trade and Investment Global Practice, World Bank Group
    Presentation
  • Chapter 7, "Export Diversification at the Time of Slowbalisation", Miho Shirotori, Chief, Global and Regional Trade Analysis section, Division on International Trade and Commodities, UNCTAD
    Presentation

Discussion

16:00-17:00: SESSION 4

Aid for Trade at a Glance Publication 2019 – Chapters 8-9

  • Chapter 8, "Empowering Youth for Sustainable Trade", Sarah Mohan, Associate Programme Officer, Office of the Chief Economist and Export Strategies, Division of Market Development, ITC
    Presentation
  • Chapter 9, "Emerging Lessons from Aid for Trade in Support of Women's Economic Empowerment", Kaori Miyamoto, Senior Policy Analyst and Marianne Musumeci, Policy Research and Advice Officer, Development Co operation Directorate, OECD
    Presentation

Discussion

17:00-17:15: Closing remarks

Audio

Audio Session 1 and 2

Audio Session 3 and 4