Increasing The Stock of Knowledge

…increasing the stock of knowledge on the role of trade and investment to support development, and enhancing the interaction of ILEAP's network of beneficiaries, advisors and partners

File Title:   Background Brief No. 1: The Framework for Market Access Negotiations Provided by the Derbez Draft
 
Description:   This note has been prepared following the request made during the teleconference with the Af- rican Group in Geneva on April 2, 2004. The note intends to inform the Group in the Framework discussions in the agriculture negotiations at the WTO. It was drafted, under the coordination of Dominiqu... Download this file  
File Date:   19/04/2004
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MEETINGS & WORKSHOPS

African Union/RECs workshop on trade in services, in collaboration with ILEAP and the African Development Bank

Lusaka, Zambia | 29-30 March 2012

Under the auspices of the African Union, this meeting convened representatives of Africa's RECs, alongside representatives from the private sector and international institutions to discuss the establishment of a platform for the RECs (and other relevant stakeholders) to share experiences on regional services integration, liberalization and sector development. Participants also deliberated on possibilities for continent-wide approaches, including the potential role for the African Union Commission and its partners.

Service sector development in Cote d'Ivoire: what role for a coalition of service providers & negotaitions in telecommunications, legal and accounting services

Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire | 12-16 March 2012

ILEAP has been working with the government of Cote d’Ivoire to assist in better understanding the domestic regulatory environment in select sectors. National stakeholders recently convened again in Abidjan to review ILEAP sectoral studies in legal, accounting and telecommunication services, as well as to discuss in more detail the role of services negotiations and the private sector to support service sector development.

Positioning services reforms and negotiations for development

Nairobi, Kenya | 14-16 November 2011

This event convened experts and policy makers from national governments, Regional Economic Communities (RECs), the private sector and other non state actors throughout sub-Sahara Africa to discuss efforts and approaches for positioning services reforms and negotiations for development. The workshop helped to facilitate an enhanced understanding on the linkages between services reforms, negotiations, and sector development, while promoting greater coherence in the use of services negotiations and integration as a tool for service sector policy development.