Transcript SPECIAL PROGRAMME FOR THE ECONOMIES OF CENTRAL ASIA (SPECA) Project Working Group on Trade (Fourth session) Europe and CIS Aid for Trade (AfT) Roadmap for.

SPECIAL PROGRAMME FOR THE ECONOMIES OF CENTRAL ASIA
(SPECA)
Project Working Group on Trade (Fourth session)
Europe and CIS
Aid for Trade (AfT) Roadmap
for Central Asia
Jacek Cukrowski
Economic Development and Poverty
Reduction Advisor,
UNDP, Europe and the CIS
Bratislava Regional Centre
Geneva, Switzerland, 26 October 2009
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Outline
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Background
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Objectives and focus
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Aft Roadmap for SPECA
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Europe
and CIS
A framework
Financial support
Division of responsibilities
Progress until the date
Next steps and urgent needs
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Background
Europe
and CIS
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Central Asia countries have been marginalized in
the overall AfT discussion at the WTO
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In 2008 the Government of Azerbaijan proposed
the initiative called: “Aid for Trade (AfT) Roadmap
for SPECA countries”
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AfT Needs Assessments in SPECA countries
Experts meeting in Bishkek (Kyrgyzstan)
Ministerial meeting in Baku (Azerbaijan)
Strong commitment and support from
international organizations and governments
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UNDP, UNECE, UNESCAP, WTO, UNCTAD, ITC, EBRD, IDB
Government of Azerbaijan and Kyrgyzstan
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Objectives of AfT Roadmap for
SPECA
Europe
and CIS
Articulate AfT national and regional
priorities for the SPECA countries with
special reference to the challenges
and prospects during and after the
global economic crisis
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AfT Roadmap for SPECA: a
framework
Preparatory process
Development of
national needs analysis
to identify AfT priorities
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Afghanistan
Azerbaijan
Kazakhstan
Kyrgyzstan
Tajikistan
Turkmenistan
Uzbekistan
Timing: October 2009January 2010
Experts meeting
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to take stock of national and
regional priorities and prepare
for Ministerial meeting
Bishkek (Kyrgyzstan)
Timing: January
/February 2010
Europe
and CIS
Final event
Ministerial meeting
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to engage with
development
partners in an AfT
regional review
Baku (Azerbaijan)
Timing:
May 2010
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Financial support
Europe
and CIS
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Islamic Development Bank (International Islamic Trade
Finance Corporation -ITFC)
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UNDP (Regional Centre for Europe and the CIS)
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Expert meeting
Ministerial conference
Regional Project: Wider Europe: AfT for Central Asia, South
Caucasus and Western CIS funded by the Government of Finland
Preparatory process
 AfT Needs Assessments in Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan,
Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan
 AfT Regional Review
ITC
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Funding participation of the representatives of the private sector in
Ministerial meeting (to be confirmed)
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Division of responsibilities (1)*
UNDP
Europe
and CIS
 lead the preparatory phase in cooperation with all stakeholders (AfT
needs Assessment, AfT Regional Review, agenda of the meetings)
 assist hosting governments in the organization of the logistics of the
meetings
 Islamic Trade Finance Corporation (ITFC)
 provide funds for the two meetings; sign co-invitations with the hosting
Governments and organizations
Governments of Azerbaijan and Kyrgyzstan
 organize Ministerial and Expert meetings (in collaboration with ITFC)
* As agreed on Preparatory and Consultative Meeting on: AfT Roadmap for SPECA,
Bishkek, March 25-26, 2009
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Division of responsibilities (2)*
ITC
Europe
and CIS
 endeavour to engage the private sector and identify representatives from
the private sector; organize a private sector forum during the Ministerial
meeting
UNECE and ESCAP
 continue to provide support for the SPECA intergovernmental mechanism
 organize a session on AfT at the SPECA PWG on Trade in Geneva
(October 2009) and work with the national representatives both in the
capitals and in Geneva
 The SPECA Project Working Group on Trade
 provide institutional support for the process
* As agreed on Preparatory and Consultative Meeting on: AfT Roadmap for SPECA,
Bishkek, March 25-26, 2009
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Progress until the date
Europe
and CIS
Preparatory and Consultative Meeting on: AfT
Roadmap for SPECA (Bishkek, March 25-26, 2009)
 The overall concept developed and agreed
 Funding secured (UNDP/Finland and ITFC)
 International partners and the governments of the countries hosting the
events committed
 Preparatory process started
 Azerbaijan and Turkmenistan: AfT Needs Assessments in advanced stage
 Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan: Local experts identified analysis on initial
stage)
 Uzbekistan: Letter to the government offering assistance sent in September
 Afghanistan - …
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Methodology in place
Guide: How to Conduct AfT
Needs Assessments
Europe
and CIS
Regional guide
Global guide
http://europeandcis.undp.org/poverty/trade/show/
8BD35D19-F203-1EE9-B08767E3833D66C6
http://www.undp.org/geneva/docs/tradeAFT%20web.pdf
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National partners
Azerbaijan
Europe
and CIS
 Team Leader: Vagif Rustamov (Institute for Scientific Research on
Economic Reforms)
Kazakhstan
 Selection of the team planned for November 2nd
Kyrgyzstan
 Team Leader: Umurzakov Kubat
Tajikistan
 Team Leader: Khodjamakhmad Umarov
Turkmenistan
 Team Leader: Irina Suh (Institute of Strategic Planning and Economic
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National ownership
Europe
and CIS
Preparation of AfT Needs Assessments and
identification of national priorities by local experts
Establishment of AfT Country Teams
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advisory bodies and assure national ownership
 composed of members of the government, representatives from the civil
society and private sector, and development partners
 to ensure effective coordination and buy-in among government agencies and
other stakeholders; assess and validate the AfT Needs Assessments; monitor
and encourage AfT Needs Assessment follow up actions
National consultations
 Peer review
 National debate (roundtables)
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Next steps
 Development of the drafts of AfT Needs Assessments
Europe
and CIS
 October-December 2009
 Organization of national debates
 December 2009/January 2010
 Expert meeting
 January/February 2010)
 Development of AfT Regional Review
 February-April 2010
 Preparation of the Ministerial meeting (agenda, key note speakers,
background materials, etc.)
 February-May 2010
 Ministerial meeting
 May 2010
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Urgent need
Europe
and CIS
Nomination of focal points
 in government structures
 in international organizations involved
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Europe
and CIS
Thank you…
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[email protected]
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United Nations Development Programme,
Europe and the Commonwealth of Independent States,
Bratislava Regional Centre
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http://europeandcis.undp.org
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