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LOCATION:Online\, 
SUMMARY:Webinar on global value chains and the Africa Continental Free Trad
 e Agreement
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DESCRIPTION:What prospects and challenges for SEZs?\n\n\n\nAs part of the t
 echnical cooperation events organized for the dissemination of The Handboo
 k on Special Economic Zones in Africa: Towards Economic Diversification ac
 ross the Continent\, a series of webinars will be organized during the fir
 st quarter of 2022. The webinars aim to bring together a diverse audience 
 of stakeholders involved with SEZs’ issues and planning from Africa\, an
 d panel discussions including experts\, policymakers and practitioners.\n\
 nThe Handbook\, developed by UNCTAD in partnership with German Development
  Cooperation Agency (GIZ)\, examines trends in African SEZs\, scrutinizes 
 best practices\, policy recommendations\, and serves as a foundation for t
 echnical cooperation in the development of sound policy guidelines for the
  development of more effective\, resilient and sustainable SEZs in Africa.
  The Handbook makes particular emphasis on providing policy guidelines to 
 support SEZs to adjust to the new trade and investment environment in Afri
 ca after the full implementation of the African Continental Free Trade Are
 a (AfCFTA). In addition\, it delivers recommendations aimed at enabling SE
 Zs and SEZ programmes to adjust proactively to current and future changes 
 in global value chains and investment patterns.\n\nWebinar agenda\n\nGener
 al introduction and welcoming remarks (10 min)\n\n\nMr. Richard Bolwijn | 
 Head\, Investment Research Branch\, Division on Investment and Enterprise\
 , UNCTAD\nMr. Jan Miksch | Component Lead\, Programme Support to the AfCFT
 A\, GIZ African Union Office\n\n\nSEZs in Africa: Best practices and prosp
 ects in the context of the AfCFTA (20 min)\n\n\nProf. Andrés Rodríguez-P
 ose | Princesa de Asturias Professor &amp\; Professor of Economic Geograph
 y\; Director\, Cañada Blanch Centre\n\n\nPanel Discussion (35 min)\n\nMod
 erator: Ms. Amelia U. Santos-Paulino | Chief\, Investment Issues and Analy
 sis Section\, Division on Investment and Enterprise\, UNCTAD\n\n\nMr. Ahme
 d Bennis | Secretary General\, Africa Economic Zones Organization\nMr. Moh
 amed Ali | Director\, Trade in Goods and Competition\, AfCFTA Secretariat\
 nMr. António Henriques Da Silva | Chairman\, the Board of Directors\, Zo
 na Económica Especial Luanda-Bengo Angola\nMs. Anna Twum | Country Econom
 ist\, Researcher\, Rwanda Team\, International Growth Center\nProf. Lawren
 ce Edwards | Professor\, School of Economics\, University of Cape Town\n\n
 \nQ&amp\;A (10 min)\n\nConcluding remarks\n\n\n\n \n\n \n/system/files/o
 fficial-document/diaeia2021d3_en.pdf\n\nView meeting on unctad.org\nhttps:
 //unctad.org/meeting/webinar-global-value-chains-and-africa-continental-fr
 ee-trade-agreement
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