AIDE POUR LE COMMERCE: L'AIDE POUR LE COMMERCE ET LE FINANCEMENT DU COMMERCE — 15 MAI 2012
Atelier sur l’aide pour le commerce et le financement du commerce
Aid for Trade has an important role to play in helping develop the necessary local financial infrastructure to access trade finance. Access to affordable financing is essential to facilitate trade. Between 80-90 per cent of global trade involves some form of financing, normally of a short-term nature.
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Some countries face “structural” problems in accessing financing, for reasons such as poorly developed banking sectors, perceived credit risk and limited penetration of global markets, in particular through supply chains. Particular companies may also face specific challenges in access, notably micro-, small- and medium-sized enterprises (MSMEs). The financial crisis of 2008 brought these issues into sharp focus. The accompanying credit crunch dried up liquidity in the trade finance market and raised funding costs so threatening to further amplify the downturn in global trade.
The WTO is closely involved in efforts to monitor and address market failures in the trade finance market. Since the Doha Ministerial Meeting, the WTO Working Group on Trade Debt and Finance (WGTDF) has overseen and encouraged WTO initiatives on trade finance — a mandate which was reiterated at the Eight Ministerial Conference. Since 2007, the Director-General has convened an Expert Group on Trade Finance to report on market developments and possible steps to address market gaps and failures. These reports have informed advocacy activities, led by the Director-General, such as with the G-20 and the Basel Committee on Banking Supervision. Notable outcomes of these advocacy activities include: the London G-20 Summit trade finance initiative and the treatment of trade finance in the Basle III rules. Another important element of WTO trade finance advocacy concerns Aid for Trade to address structural problems encountered by developing and transition economies, and in particular Least Developed Countries (LDCs).
Read more about the on-going initiatives being taken to assist countries in accessing affordable finance: WT/COMTD/AFT/W/33.
Programme
15 h — 15 h 05 |
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DÉCLARATION LIMINAIRE DU PRÉSIDENT |
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15 h 05 — 15 h 15 |
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LA CONTRIBUTION DE L'AIDE POUR LE COMMERCE AU FINANCEMENT DU COMMERCE |
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SÉANCE 1: |
AIDE POUR LE COMMERCE ET FINANCEMENT DU COMMERCE — LES SOLUTIONS AUX PROBLÈMES D'ACCÈS STRUCTUREL ET DE LIQUIDITÉ À COURT TERME | ||
15 h 15 — 16 h 30 |
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BIAD: | Financement du commerce: Crise et solutions dans les Amériques | ||
Daniela Carrera Marquis, Chef, Division des marchés financiers, Banque interaméricaine de développement
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Groupe de la Banque mondiale: | Financement du commerce: D'une solution face à la crise à un soutien structuré |
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Scott Stevenson, Haut responsable, Société financière internationale, Programme de financement du commerce mondial
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BAfD: | Financement du commerce: Résoudre les problèmes d'accès structurel rencontrés en Afrique | ||
Yaw Kuffour, Chef, Division des institutions financières, Banque africaine de développement
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Débat |
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Audio: Écouter la séance 1 > aide |
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SÉANCE 2: |
LES PROBLÈMES DE FINANCEMENT DU COMMERCE RENCONTRÉS PAR LES MICRO, PETITES ET MOYENNES ENTREPRISES | ||
16h30 — 17 h 30 |
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UPU: | Financement du commerce et système postal |
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Nils Clotteau, Expert, Partenariat et mobilisation de ressources, Union postale universelle
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Symbiotics Group: | Financement du commerce et microcrédit | ||
Roland Dominicé, Directeur général, Symbiotics Group
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Débat |
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Audio: Écouter la séance 2 > aide |