Title: Appui à l’intégration de Madagascar au Système Commercial International (Support to the integration of Madagascar to the International Trading System) Project Location: Antananarivo, Madagascar The overall objective of the project was to contribute to sustainable economic development and poverty reduction in Madagascar, through supporting the Ministry of Trade and Consumer Affairs of Madagascar in [...]
Capacity Building Support to the Melanesian Spearhead Group Secretariat (MSG) and to Enhance the Efficiency of the Region’s Trade Facilitation Services
Monitoring and Evaluation, Regional Integration, Trade Facilitation, Trade Policy and Negotiations
Title: Capacity Building Support to the Melanesian Spearhead Group Secretariat (MSG) and to Enhance the Efficiency of the Region’s Trade Facilitation Services Project Location: Vanuatu, Fiji, Papua New Guinea and Solomon Islands The overall objective of the project was to support the beneficial integration of the four MSG States into the world economy and, thereby, [...]
Common OECS Services and Fisheries Trade Policies
Regional Integration, Trade Facilitation, Trade Policy and Negotiations
Title: Common OECS Services and Fisheries Trade Policies Project Location: St Lucia The overall objective of the project was to contribute to the sustainable economic development, social progression and poverty reduction in the OECS countries through closer regional integration and increased participation in the global economy. The purpose of this technical assistance project was: To [...]
Mid-Term Evaluation of the RISM in COMESA Region
Monitoring and Evaluation, Regional Integration, Trade Facilitation
Title: Mid-Term Evaluation of the Regional Integration Support Mechanism (RISM) Project Location: COMESA The RISM Contribution Agreement's (CA) overall objective was to support the economic integration process of the ESA-IO region through the consolidation of the COMESA FTA and the implementation of COMESA and EAC Customs Unions. The RISM also aimed to assist in the [...]
TRIPS Public Health Implementation in COMESA
Regional Integration, Trade Facilitation, Trade Policy and Negotiations
Title: Implementation of WTO decisions on TRIPS public health in COMESA member states Project Location: COMESA The assignment served to promote access to pharmaceutical products in the COMESA region through regional production, trade in medicine, bulk purchasing and importation, and to develop a work program for utilizing the flexibilities in the TRIPS Agreement as amended by [...]
Enhancing the Textile Industry Value Chain in the EAF
Private Sector Development, Regional Integration, Trade Facilitation, Value Chain Analysis
Title: Enhancing the Textile Industry Value Chain in the EAF Project Location: Kenya and selected ACTIF countries The objective of this project was to assist the African Cotton and Textile Industries Federation (ACTIF) integrate the Regional Textile Project for improved institutional capacity and to enhance the regional textile value chain across the federation’s member countries [...]
Improved Agro-Processing Competitiveness in the EAF
Private Sector Development, Trade Facilitation, Value Chain Analysis
Title: Integrated Value Chain for Improved Agro-food Competitiveness in EAF Project Location: EAF (Uganda, Rwanda, Kenya, Tanzania) The objective of this project was to improve the competitiveness and export potential of agro-processing (food products) businesses through supporting selected Intermediary Organisations (IO) in the tea and dairy sector to develop an integrated value chain approach. The project provided [...]
Support to ACP Group in Geneva
Standards and Technical Barriers, Trade Facilitation, Trade Policy and Negotiations
Title: Support to ACP Group in Geneva Project Location: Geneva The overarching aim of this project was to provide ad-hoc support to the ACP Delegations in Geneva in order to enhance their participatory capabilities in the DDA negotiations by fully promoting and supporting their interests in the negotiations. Enabling Environments fulfilled these objectives by: Increasing [...]
Strengthening the Institutional and Legislative Capacity in Timor-Leste
Private Sector Development, Trade Facilitation, Trade Policy and Negotiations
Title: Strengthening the institutional and legislative capacity of the Ministry of Tourism, Trade and Industry (MTCI) Project Location: Timor Leste The main objective of this project was to strengthen the institutional and legislative capacity of the Timor-Leste Ministry of Tourism, Trade and Industry (MTCI) in order to enhance private sector development and exports from Timor-Leste. [...]
Services Sector Strategy for St. Vincent and the Grenadines
Private Sector Development, Trade Facilitation, Trade Policy and Negotiations
Title: Development of a comprehensive services sector strategy for St. Vincent and the Grenadines Project Location: St. Vincent and the Grenadines The key aims of the project were to equip service providers with the knowledge and skills necessary to assess and exploit new and existing opportunities in services trade, as well as to recommend standards and [...]
Development of a National Strategy: Agro-Industry, Tourism, Mining
Private Sector Development, Trade Facilitation
Title: Technical assistance in developing a coordinated national strategy of a master plan for implementation in the short term for the agro-industry, tourism industry and the mining industry Project Location: Burundi The objective of this project was to promote the sustainable development of the Burundi Ministry of Commerce, Industry, Post and Tourism (MCIPT) in order to contribute to the poverty [...]
Improvement of the Legal Framework in Trade in Health and Education Services
Private Sector Development, Trade Facilitation, Trade Policy and Negotiations
Title: Improvement of the legal framework for the promotion of trade in health and education services Project Location: Mauritius The overarching aim of this project was to support Mauritius in its strategy to become a centre of excellence with respect to the provision of professional services in health and education by strengthening the regulatory environment [...]
Support to the ACP Group in Geneva for WTO Negotiations and Links to EU-ACP EPA Negotiations
Standards and Technical Barriers, Trade Facilitation, Trade Policy and Negotiations
Title: Call-down support to the ACP Group in Geneva for WTO negotiations and links to EU-ACP EPA negotiations Project Location: Geneva, Switzerland The project is funded by the Trade Advocacy Fund (TAF). Its overall objective is to enable the effective participation of the ACP Group and LDC/LIC ACP-member delegations in WTO trade negotiations and ensure [...]
Comprehensive Study on the CET Rates on Sensitive Items
Regional Integration, Standards and Technical Barriers, Trade Facilitation, Trade Policy and Negotiations
Title: Comprehensive study on the Common External Tariff rates on sensitive items Project Location: East Africa Region (Burundi, Kenya, Rwanda, Tanzania, Uganda) The study on the Common External Tariff (CET) Rates on sensitive items sought to: Critically analyse the products in the sensitive list; Map out the integration and mainstreaming of sensitive rates into a [...]
Development of a Master Plan for the Mauritian Services Sector
Private Sector Development, Trade Facilitation, Trade Policy and Negotiations
Title: Development of a master plan for the Mauritian services sector Project Location: Mauritius The overall objective of the project was to develop a master plan for the Mauritian services sector which, following implementation, would result in the transformation of Mauritius into a full services-based economy. Tasks included: Conducting a thorough analysis of the [...]
COMESA Strategic Plan for Standardization and Quality Assurance
Private Sector Development, Regional Integration, Standards and Technical Barriers, Trade Facilitation
Title: COMESA strategic plan for standardization and quality assurance Project Location: COMESA The overall objective of the project was to enhance the capacity of COMESA quality infrastructure institutions to coordinate and harmonize regional technical regulations, standards and conformity assessment procedures and finally facilitate intra-regional and international trade. The primary objective of the consultancy was to [...]
Strengthening Seychelles Bureau of Standards Conformity Assessment Services
Standards and Technical Barriers, Trade Facilitation
Title: Capacity building to strengthen the Seychelles Bureau of Standards conformity assessment services Project Location: Seychelles The overall objective of this project was to improve the National Quality Infrastructure (NQI) in order to enhance trade competitiveness. The specific objective is to strengthen the capacity of Seychelles Bureau of Standards (SBS) to implement sound national quality [...]
3rd CARIFORUM-EU Business Forum
Private Sector Development, Regional Integration, Trade Facilitation
Title: Organization of the 3rd CARIFORUM-EU Business Forum: preparation of the event (content) and mobilisation of high level participants from the Caribbean region and the European Union Project Location: Jamaica Whilst the purpose of this contract was to enable public-private dialogue on private sector development issues (i.e. regional integration), notably through support to EU-ACP Business [...]