BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:unctad.org BEGIN:VEVENT UID:6a58dbfa55c3b DTSTART:20221108T080000Z SEQUENCE:0 TRANSP:OPAQUE DTEND:20221108T133000Z LOCATION:Florence\, Italy SUMMARY:Executive workshop on the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCF TA) - Challenges and opportunities CLASS:PUBLIC DESCRIPTION:UNCTAD\, in partnership with the Global Governance program at t he European University Institute (EUI)\, has developed a research and capa city-building program on trade facilitation and rules of origin.\n\nUNCTAD has been carrying out applied research and developing tools to understand the extent of differences of rules of origin across countries and trade a greements with a view to detecting possible convergence or divergence\, en hancing transparency in monitoring the use of trade preferences and applyi ng trade facilitation concepts to rules of origin certification procedures .\n\nActivities include applied research\, executive round tables\, as wel l as advocacy actions to provide policymakers\, firms and the civil societ y with some fora to discuss groundbreaking issues and innovative tools on rules of origin and their administration.\n\nAccordingly\, UNCTAD in partn ership with EUI\, is organizing an executive workshop on Implementing the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA). This executive workshop is a Roundtable event and capacity-building program where research meets polic y and will be held under hybrid modalities in Florence\, Italy from 8 to 9 November 2022.\n\nThe first day of the workshop will address integration\ , trade and sustainable development challenges related to the AfCFTA as we ll as the status of implementation with a focus on hot topics\, such as ta riff liberalization\, rules of origin\, servicification and public procure ment\, e-commerce\, transit and trade facilitation and the Implications fo r AfCFTA.\n\nThe second day of the workshop will focus on other debating p oints related to the political economy and implementation challenges of th e AfCFTA. The executive workshop will conclude with a Roundtable discussio n over capacity building to support AfCFTA implementation and the way forw ard enabling research to provide the underlining evidence for data-driven decision-making for policymakers.\n\nLeading regional representatives from UNECA\, African Union Liaison to the AfCFTA\, European Centre for Develop ment Policy Management\, World Bank TFWA programme and others will partici pate in the sessions.\n<\;p>\;UNCTAD\, in partnership with the Global Governance program at the European University Institute (EUI)\, has develo ped a research and capacity-building program on trade facilitation and rul es of origin.<\;/p>\;\n\n<\;p>\;UNCTAD has been carrying out appli ed research and developing tools to understand the extent of differences o f rules of origin across countries and trade agreements with a view to det ecting possible convergence or divergence\, enhancing transparency in moni toring the use of trade preferences and applying trade facilitation concep ts to rules of origin certification procedures.<\;/p>\;\n\n<\;p>\; Activities include applied research\, executive round tables\, as well as advocacy actions to provide policymakers\, firms and the civil society wit h some fora to discuss groundbreaking issues and innovative tools on rules of origin and their administration.<\;/p>\;\n\n<\;p>\;Accordingly \, UNCTAD in partnership with EUI\, is organizing an executive workshop on Implementing the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA). This execu tive workshop is a Roundtable event and capacity-building program where re search meets policy and will be held under hybrid modalities in Florence\, Italy from 8 to 9 November 2022.<\;/p>\;\n\n<\;p>\;The first day of the workshop will address integration\, trade and sustainable developme nt challenges related to the AfCFTA as well as the status of implementatio n with a focus on hot topics\, such as tariff liberalization\, rules of or igin\, servicification and public procurement\, e-commerce\, transit and t rade facilitation and the Implications for AfCFTA.<\;/p>\;\n\n<\;p&g t\;The second day of the workshop will focus on other debating points rela ted to the political economy and implementation challenges of the AfCFTA. The executive workshop will conclude with a Roundtable discussion over cap acity building to support AfCFTA implementation and the way forward enabli ng research to provide the underlining evidence for data-driven decision-m aking for policymakers.<\;/p>\;\n\n<\;p>\;Leading regional represe ntatives from UNECA\, African Union Liaison to the AfCFTA\, European Centr e for Development Policy Management\, World Bank TFWA programme and others will participate in the sessions.<\;/p>\;\n\n\nView meeting on unctad .org\nhttps://unctad.org/meeting/executive-workshop-african-continental-fr ee-trade-area-afcfta-challenges-and-opportunities DTSTAMP:20260716T132618Z END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:6a58dbfa55c5f DTSTART:20221109T080000Z SEQUENCE:0 TRANSP:OPAQUE DTEND:20221109T133000Z LOCATION:Florence\, Italy SUMMARY:Executive workshop on the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCF TA) - Challenges and opportunities CLASS:PUBLIC DESCRIPTION:UNCTAD\, in partnership with the Global Governance program at t he European University Institute (EUI)\, has developed a research and capa city-building program on trade facilitation and rules of origin.\n\nUNCTAD has been carrying out applied research and developing tools to understand the extent of differences of rules of origin across countries and trade a greements with a view to detecting possible convergence or divergence\, en hancing transparency in monitoring the use of trade preferences and applyi ng trade facilitation concepts to rules of origin certification procedures .\n\nActivities include applied research\, executive round tables\, as wel l as advocacy actions to provide policymakers\, firms and the civil societ y with some fora to discuss groundbreaking issues and innovative tools on rules of origin and their administration.\n\nAccordingly\, UNCTAD in partn ership with EUI\, is organizing an executive workshop on Implementing the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA). This executive workshop is a Roundtable event and capacity-building program where research meets polic y and will be held under hybrid modalities in Florence\, Italy from 8 to 9 November 2022.\n\nThe first day of the workshop will address integration\ , trade and sustainable development challenges related to the AfCFTA as we ll as the status of implementation with a focus on hot topics\, such as ta riff liberalization\, rules of origin\, servicification and public procure ment\, e-commerce\, transit and trade facilitation and the Implications fo r AfCFTA.\n\nThe second day of the workshop will focus on other debating p oints related to the political economy and implementation challenges of th e AfCFTA. The executive workshop will conclude with a Roundtable discussio n over capacity building to support AfCFTA implementation and the way forw ard enabling research to provide the underlining evidence for data-driven decision-making for policymakers.\n\nLeading regional representatives from UNECA\, African Union Liaison to the AfCFTA\, European Centre for Develop ment Policy Management\, World Bank TFWA programme and others will partici pate in the sessions.\n<\;p>\;UNCTAD\, in partnership with the Global Governance program at the European University Institute (EUI)\, has develo ped a research and capacity-building program on trade facilitation and rul es of origin.<\;/p>\;\n\n<\;p>\;UNCTAD has been carrying out appli ed research and developing tools to understand the extent of differences o f rules of origin across countries and trade agreements with a view to det ecting possible convergence or divergence\, enhancing transparency in moni toring the use of trade preferences and applying trade facilitation concep ts to rules of origin certification procedures.<\;/p>\;\n\n<\;p>\; Activities include applied research\, executive round tables\, as well as advocacy actions to provide policymakers\, firms and the civil society wit h some fora to discuss groundbreaking issues and innovative tools on rules of origin and their administration.<\;/p>\;\n\n<\;p>\;Accordingly \, UNCTAD in partnership with EUI\, is organizing an executive workshop on Implementing the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA). This execu tive workshop is a Roundtable event and capacity-building program where re search meets policy and will be held under hybrid modalities in Florence\, Italy from 8 to 9 November 2022.<\;/p>\;\n\n<\;p>\;The first day of the workshop will address integration\, trade and sustainable developme nt challenges related to the AfCFTA as well as the status of implementatio n with a focus on hot topics\, such as tariff liberalization\, rules of or igin\, servicification and public procurement\, e-commerce\, transit and t rade facilitation and the Implications for AfCFTA.<\;/p>\;\n\n<\;p&g t\;The second day of the workshop will focus on other debating points rela ted to the political economy and implementation challenges of the AfCFTA. The executive workshop will conclude with a Roundtable discussion over cap acity building to support AfCFTA implementation and the way forward enabli ng research to provide the underlining evidence for data-driven decision-m aking for policymakers.<\;/p>\;\n\n<\;p>\;Leading regional represe ntatives from UNECA\, African Union Liaison to the AfCFTA\, European Centr e for Development Policy Management\, World Bank TFWA programme and others will participate in the sessions.<\;/p>\;\n\n\nView meeting on unctad .org\nhttps://unctad.org/meeting/executive-workshop-african-continental-fr ee-trade-area-afcfta-challenges-and-opportunities DTSTAMP:20260716T132618Z END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR