AID FOR TRADE: 18 JUNE 2013

Joint WTO/OECD workshop on the Aid for Trade monitoring and evaluation exercise

 

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Participation at the Workshop is restricted to WTO Members and Observers only

Agenda

10.00 – 10.15

Opening remarks

Pascal Lamy, Director-General, World Trade Organization

Audio: Pascal Lamy, Director-General, World Trade Organization
  

10.15-10.45
 

SESSION 1:

OVERVIEW OF JOINT AID-FOR-TRADE MONITORING AND EVALUATION EXERCISE FOR THE FOURTH GLOBAL REVIEW
  

 
   
  • Introduction: Shishir Priyadarshi, Director, Development Division
  • Michael Roberts, Aid-for-Trade Coordinator, Development Division, World Trade Organization (WTO)
  • Frans Lammersen, Principal Administrator, Development Co-operation Directorate (DCD), Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD)
      
 
 

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  10.45 – 13.00  
  SESSION 2:

OVERVIEW OF SECTORAL VALUE CHAIN REPORTS
  

 
   
  • Agri-Food Value Chains — Michael Roberts, Aid-for-Trade Coordinator, WTO
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  • Textiles and Apparel Value Chains — Takahiro Fukunishi, Institute of Developing Economies, Japan External Trade Organization
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  • ICT Value Chains — Rainer Lanz, Economic Affairs Officer, Development Division, WTO
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  • Discussion
  • Tourism Value Chains — Dale Honeck, Counsellor, Trade in Services Division, WTO
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  • Transport and Logistics — William Hynes, Policy Analyst, DCD, OECD
  • Discussion
  • Concluding remarks
      
 
 

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  15.00 – 18.00  
  SESSION 3: OVERVIEW OF JOINT AID FOR TRADE AT A GLANCE 2013: CONNECTING TO VALUE CHAINS
  
 
   
  • Overview: Frans Lammersen, Principal Administrator, DCD, OECD
  • Key messages from chapters — William Hynes, Policy Analyst, OECD
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    and Richard Newfarmer, Country Director, International Growth Centre
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  • Discussion
  • Concluding remarks: Frans Lammersen, Principal Administrator, OECD
 
 

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