Title of the activity
Regional Dialogue on WTO Accessions for the Greater Horn of Africa
Activity Type
Regional
Description
The WTO Secretariat, in partnership with the International Trade Centre (ITC), the World Bank, the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (UNECA) and the African Union Commission will organize the third Regional Dialogue on WTO Accessions for the Greater Horn of Africa on 4 – 7 February 2020 in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, under the theme "Economic transformation through WTO membership and the implementation of the AfCFTA" . The dialogue will aim to promote a discussion among key trade policy stakeholders from the Horn of Africa on three key dimensions:
(i) Identify how WTO accession can help countries in the region to diversify their economies and export baskets with a view to strengthening their resilience to adverse shocks;
(ii) Ensuring policy synergies between the simultaneous pursuit of WTO accession and AfCFTA implementation.
(iii) Highlight how the process of WTO accession stands to benefit from strengthened engagement with the international community.
(i) Identify how WTO accession can help countries in the region to diversify their economies and export baskets with a view to strengthening their resilience to adverse shocks;
(ii) Ensuring policy synergies between the simultaneous pursuit of WTO accession and AfCFTA implementation.
(iii) Highlight how the process of WTO accession stands to benefit from strengthened engagement with the international community.
Host Country
Ethiopia
Venue
Addis Ababa
Trade topic
Accession
Start Date
End Date
Duration (days)
3
Target Audience
Government officials
Language
English
BTOR
PEF Link
Key Result
2. Acceding governments are participating in accession negotiations
Key Output
2.1: Acceding governments' participants knowledge on WTO substantive and procedural matters enhanced
Programme
Invited Countries
Algeria
Comoros
Equatorial Guinea
Ethiopia
South Sudan
Sudan
Afghanistan
Denmark
Japan
Kenya
Peru
Uruguay