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UNDP-UNESCAP Regional Consultation on Issues in
Trade Facilitation and Human Development
Date
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16-17 August 2005 |
Venue
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Bangkok, Thailand |
Organizers
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UNDP Regional Centre in Colombo
UNESCAP Trade and Investment Division |
Objective
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To discuss trade facilitation
measures and their implementation strategies. |
Documentation
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Opening statement
Chairperson's summary
Presentations:
Session 1: Trade Facilitation in Global, Regional and Bilateral Trade Agreements: Can trade and transport facilitation measures be designed to serve as regional public goods?
 Trade Facilitation: GATT, WTO proposals and future
directions
Mr. Donald Lewis, Associate Professor, Director, East
Asian International Economic Law and Policy Programme,
The University of Hong Kong
ASEAN Single Window Initiative
Mr. Sathit Limpongpan, Director General, Customs
Department, Ministry of Finance, Government of Thailand
BTAs and RTAs in Asia and the Pacific: Focus on
Trade Facilitation
Mr. Yann Duval, Economic Affairs Officer, Trade and
Investment Division, UNESCAP
Session 2: Basic Trade Facilitation Measures: What are the minimum sets of policy and programme needs that countries should prioritize?
Trade facilitation: A tool for development
Mr. Markus Pikart, Economic Affairs Officer, Project
Coordinator, eBusiness, UNECE
WCO Tools for Trade Facilitation
Ms. Yoko Odashima, Technical Attaché of WCO Asia
Pacific, Regional Office for Capacity Building, Bangkok
Vietnam Customs Reform
Mr. Duc Minh Pham, World Bank Senior Economist,
World Bank Office, Hanoi
Session 3: Implementation of Trade Facilitation Measures and Tracking of Private Spending on Trade: What are the benefits and development opportunity costs of new obligations and how can quantification identify bottlenecks?
Quantifying Trade Facilitation: Policy Issues for Human
Development
Mr. Swarnim Waglé, Trade Program Specialist,
UNDP
Regional Centre in Colombo
Measuring Costs of Doing Trade: Some Methodological
Issues
Mr. Bipul Chattopadhyay, CUTS Centre for International
Trade, Economics & Environment, Jaipur, India
Implementing Trade Facilitation Measures Costs and
Benefits
Mr. Florian Alburo, Technical Adviser on Trade Facilitation,
ARTNeT
Session 4: Landlockedness and Transit Issues: how can policy and operation overcome natural constraints?
Landlockedness and Transit Issues: How can policy and
cooperation
overcome natural constraints?
Mr. Will Keenan, UNCTAD Chief Technical Adviser,
Pakistan Trade and Transport Facilitation Project
Landlockedness and Transit Issues: overcoming constraints
Mr. Barry Cable, Director, Transport and Tourism Division,
UNESCAP
Session 5: UNDP and UNESCAP Trade Facilitation Initiatives
How can UNDP and UNESCAP best assist Asia-Pacific
countries in implementing Trade Facilitation measures?
Mr. Xuan Zengpei, Director, Trade and Investment Division,
UNESCAP
Session 6: Programme and Research Agenda on Trade Facilitation in Asia-Pacific
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Participants
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Aide-mémoire
Information note for participants
Reservation form
List of participants |
Contact
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Mr. Swarnim Waglé
Program Specialist
UNDP Asia-Pacific Trade Initiative
Regional Centre in Colombo
Email: swarnim.wagle@undp.org
Ms. Kaori Yasuoka
Economic Affairs Officer
Trade Efficiency and Facilitation Section
Trade and Investment Division, UNESCAP
Email: yasuoka@un.org |
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Last updated: 25 August 2005 |
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