Regional Review Meeting on Aid-for-Trade: statement by Abdoulie Janneh UN Under-secretary-general and executive secretary of ECA
This Statement delivered by Mr. Abdoulie Janneh UN Under-Secretary-General and Executive Secretary of ECA at the Regional Review Meeting on Aid-for-Trade. Mr. Janneh, on his remarks highlighted that, ECA is pleased to be working closely with the World Trade Organization and African Development Bank to promote the aid for trade initiative in Africa, starting with the joint organization of this African Regional Review meeting. There is abundant evidence especially from Asia that trade can promote growth and development and help lift countries out of poverty. By enabling better use of trading opportunities and facilitating trade flows, aid for trade has great potential for accelerating growth in Africa, which is not yet taking full advantage of unilateral and negotiated trade liberalization. Stakeholders have an important role to play in ensuring that trade capacity building mechanisms work more effectively by sharpening objectives and avoiding duplication, overlap and conflicting priorities. This meeting is an indispensable opportunity for key decision-makers to share their views on operationalizing aid for trade.
| Format: | Speech biblioteca |
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| Language: | eng |
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2007-10
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| Online Access: | https://hdl.handle.net/10855/47282 |
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