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DTSTART:20221205T091500Z
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TRANSP:OPAQUE
DTEND:20221205T170000Z
LOCATION:Florence\, Italy
SUMMARY:High-level mid-term workshop of the project on facilitation of tran
 sit\, transport and trade in West Africa for better value chain participat
 ion
CLASS:PUBLIC
DESCRIPTION:West African trade in world trade remains relatively low\, whet
 her for coastal or landlocked countries. Intra-regional trade must also im
 prove as it represents less than 10% of each country&#039\;s trade. Accord
 ing to UNCTAD&#039\;s 2019 Economic Development in Africa Report\, in 2017
 \, intra-African exports accounted for 17% of total exports\, compared to 
 68% for intra-European exports\, 59% for intra-Asian exports\, and 55% for
  intra-American exports.\n\nThe Diagnostic Trade Integration Studies (DTIS
 s) conducted in Benin\, Burkina Faso\, and Niger (the beneficiary countrie
 s) show a weak implementation of regional and bilateral instruments on tra
 nsport\, transit\, and trade facilitation\, significantly impacting the co
 mpetitiveness and economic and social development of these countries. In p
 arallel\, the DTIS carried out in the beneficiary countries of the project
  have illustrated the many opportunities for better participation of these
  three countries into the value chains.\n\nThe West Africa project will ho
 ld an Executive High-level workshop\, gathering the delegations from Benin
 \, Niger and Burkina Faso to take stock of the successful activities and o
 utcomes delivered in 2022 and plan the upcoming project activities and del
 iverable for 2023.\n\nThe workshop will be covering the following activiti
 es:\n\n\nreflect on the examined ISRT updated text and the project concret
 e proposals for improvement integrating the advances of SIGMAT into the re
 gional coordination mechanisms of transit\, considering the introduction o
 f the new transit guarantee management mechanism with the purpose to stren
 gthen regional integration through the automation of transit procedures.\n
 take stock of the outcomes of the national validation workshops on road tr
 ansport regulatory framework in Benin\, Niger and the upcoming one in Burk
 ina Faso.\npresent a proposal for a strategy to converge the sub-regional 
 legislative framework while giving space to discuss coordinated action at 
 the sub-regional level.\npresent the methodological approach for the coord
 inated implementation of the TFA articles identified as priorities for the
  implementation of the Trade Facilitation Agreement in Benin\, Niger and B
 urkina Faso\n\n\nThe event will gather representatives from Benin\, Burkin
 a Faso\, Niger\, World Bank and the European University Institute. Among o
 thers\, EIF secretariat\, EIF Focal Points and EIF National Implementation
  Unit Cordinators of these countries. \n\n \n&lt\;p style=&quot\;text-al
 ign: justify\;\n\nView meeting on unctad.org\nhttps://unctad.org/meeting/h
 igh-level-mid-term-workshop-project-facilitation-transit-transport-and-tra
 de-west-africa
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DTSTART:20221206T091500Z
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TRANSP:OPAQUE
DTEND:20221206T170000Z
LOCATION:Florence\, Italy
SUMMARY:High-level mid-term workshop of the project on facilitation of tran
 sit\, transport and trade in West Africa for better value chain participat
 ion
CLASS:PUBLIC
DESCRIPTION:West African trade in world trade remains relatively low\, whet
 her for coastal or landlocked countries. Intra-regional trade must also im
 prove as it represents less than 10% of each country&#039\;s trade. Accord
 ing to UNCTAD&#039\;s 2019 Economic Development in Africa Report\, in 2017
 \, intra-African exports accounted for 17% of total exports\, compared to 
 68% for intra-European exports\, 59% for intra-Asian exports\, and 55% for
  intra-American exports.\n\nThe Diagnostic Trade Integration Studies (DTIS
 s) conducted in Benin\, Burkina Faso\, and Niger (the beneficiary countrie
 s) show a weak implementation of regional and bilateral instruments on tra
 nsport\, transit\, and trade facilitation\, significantly impacting the co
 mpetitiveness and economic and social development of these countries. In p
 arallel\, the DTIS carried out in the beneficiary countries of the project
  have illustrated the many opportunities for better participation of these
  three countries into the value chains.\n\nThe West Africa project will ho
 ld an Executive High-level workshop\, gathering the delegations from Benin
 \, Niger and Burkina Faso to take stock of the successful activities and o
 utcomes delivered in 2022 and plan the upcoming project activities and del
 iverable for 2023.\n\nThe workshop will be covering the following activiti
 es:\n\n\nreflect on the examined ISRT updated text and the project concret
 e proposals for improvement integrating the advances of SIGMAT into the re
 gional coordination mechanisms of transit\, considering the introduction o
 f the new transit guarantee management mechanism with the purpose to stren
 gthen regional integration through the automation of transit procedures.\n
 take stock of the outcomes of the national validation workshops on road tr
 ansport regulatory framework in Benin\, Niger and the upcoming one in Burk
 ina Faso.\npresent a proposal for a strategy to converge the sub-regional 
 legislative framework while giving space to discuss coordinated action at 
 the sub-regional level.\npresent the methodological approach for the coord
 inated implementation of the TFA articles identified as priorities for the
  implementation of the Trade Facilitation Agreement in Benin\, Niger and B
 urkina Faso\n\n\nThe event will gather representatives from Benin\, Burkin
 a Faso\, Niger\, World Bank and the European University Institute. Among o
 thers\, EIF secretariat\, EIF Focal Points and EIF National Implementation
  Unit Cordinators of these countries. \n\n \n&lt\;p style=&quot\;text-al
 ign: justify\;\n\nView meeting on unctad.org\nhttps://unctad.org/meeting/h
 igh-level-mid-term-workshop-project-facilitation-transit-transport-and-tra
 de-west-africa
DTSTAMP:20260716T223355Z
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DTSTART:20221207T091500Z
SEQUENCE:0
TRANSP:OPAQUE
DTEND:20221207T170000Z
LOCATION:Florence\, Italy
SUMMARY:High-level mid-term workshop of the project on facilitation of tran
 sit\, transport and trade in West Africa for better value chain participat
 ion
CLASS:PUBLIC
DESCRIPTION:West African trade in world trade remains relatively low\, whet
 her for coastal or landlocked countries. Intra-regional trade must also im
 prove as it represents less than 10% of each country&#039\;s trade. Accord
 ing to UNCTAD&#039\;s 2019 Economic Development in Africa Report\, in 2017
 \, intra-African exports accounted for 17% of total exports\, compared to 
 68% for intra-European exports\, 59% for intra-Asian exports\, and 55% for
  intra-American exports.\n\nThe Diagnostic Trade Integration Studies (DTIS
 s) conducted in Benin\, Burkina Faso\, and Niger (the beneficiary countrie
 s) show a weak implementation of regional and bilateral instruments on tra
 nsport\, transit\, and trade facilitation\, significantly impacting the co
 mpetitiveness and economic and social development of these countries. In p
 arallel\, the DTIS carried out in the beneficiary countries of the project
  have illustrated the many opportunities for better participation of these
  three countries into the value chains.\n\nThe West Africa project will ho
 ld an Executive High-level workshop\, gathering the delegations from Benin
 \, Niger and Burkina Faso to take stock of the successful activities and o
 utcomes delivered in 2022 and plan the upcoming project activities and del
 iverable for 2023.\n\nThe workshop will be covering the following activiti
 es:\n\n\nreflect on the examined ISRT updated text and the project concret
 e proposals for improvement integrating the advances of SIGMAT into the re
 gional coordination mechanisms of transit\, considering the introduction o
 f the new transit guarantee management mechanism with the purpose to stren
 gthen regional integration through the automation of transit procedures.\n
 take stock of the outcomes of the national validation workshops on road tr
 ansport regulatory framework in Benin\, Niger and the upcoming one in Burk
 ina Faso.\npresent a proposal for a strategy to converge the sub-regional 
 legislative framework while giving space to discuss coordinated action at 
 the sub-regional level.\npresent the methodological approach for the coord
 inated implementation of the TFA articles identified as priorities for the
  implementation of the Trade Facilitation Agreement in Benin\, Niger and B
 urkina Faso\n\n\nThe event will gather representatives from Benin\, Burkin
 a Faso\, Niger\, World Bank and the European University Institute. Among o
 thers\, EIF secretariat\, EIF Focal Points and EIF National Implementation
  Unit Cordinators of these countries. \n\n \n&lt\;p style=&quot\;text-al
 ign: justify\;\n\nView meeting on unctad.org\nhttps://unctad.org/meeting/h
 igh-level-mid-term-workshop-project-facilitation-transit-transport-and-tra
 de-west-africa
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