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DTSTART:20240523T130000Z
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LOCATION:Bridgetown\, Barbados
SUMMARY:NTFC Session 7: Border agency cooperation and regional trade facili
 tation - Contribution of the National Trade Facilitation Committees
CLASS:PUBLIC
DESCRIPTION:This discussion aims to explore how NTFCs contribute to improvi
 ng coordination and non-customs entities\, such as immigration\, to facili
 tate regional trade.The dialogue will also examine the gap between reporte
 d implementations and the realities on the ground.Through insightful dialo
 gue and real-world examples\, we will explore the effectiveness of NTFC in
 itiatives in streamlining border processes and discuss strategies to bridg
 e the implementation gap for more efficient trade facilitation.Subtopics 
 Challenges in Border Agency Coordination Comparing trade Policy to Practi
 ce Integrating Non-Customs Border Agencies Leveraging Technology for Imp
 roved Communication and Data Exchange Strengthening Partnerships for Enha
 nced Regional Trade FacilitationProgrammeModerator:Jane Korinek\, Senior E
 conomist and Senior Trade Policy Analyst\, Trade and Agriculture Directora
 te\, Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD)Speakers
 :Özlem Soysanli\, Senior Technical Officer\, World Customs Organization 
 (WCO)Michelle Belgrave\, Customs and Trade Compliance Director for the Car
 ibbean\, DHL Express Eduardo José Espinoza Valverde\, General Director E
 conomic Integration\, Trade Facilitation and Transport\, Secretariat for C
 entral American Economic Integration (SIECA)Ruari Bride\, Senior Policy Ad
 visor\, HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC)\, UK&lt\;p&gt\;This discussion aims 
 to explore how NTFCs contribute to improving coordination and non-customs 
 entities\, such as immigration\, to facilitate regional trade.&lt\;/p&gt\;
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 ntations and the realities on the ground.&lt\;/p&gt\;&lt\;p&gt\;Through in
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 ess of NTFC initiatives in streamlining border processes and discuss strat
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