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LOCATION:Online\, 
SUMMARY:Workshop on strategy for private sector in Bosnia and Herzegovina o
 n trade obstacles reporting mechanism
CLASS:PUBLIC
DESCRIPTION:This online workshop is a follow up of the workshop held in Sar
 ajevo on 9 July 2024 wherekey private and public sector stakeholders were 
 gathered with the aim of:raising awareness on the existing channels throug
 h which companies can report their trade obstacles.stock take on the views
  and proposals from the private sector\, especially SMEs for designing a c
 hannel and mechanism for effectively communicating and addressing their tr
 ade concerns.The focus of this workshop is presenting the recommendations 
 on enhancing the effectiveness of trade obstacles reporting by private sec
 tor\, in particular\, SMEs and their resolution.  The draft report and re
 commendations prepared are based on desk research\, and more importantly o
 n the feedback received through bilateral interviews and consultations led
  by UNCTAD experts/consultants\, as well as during the workshop held in Ju
 ly 2024 in Sarajevo with numerous public and private institutions\, includ
 ing relevant ministries/agencies as well as chambers and individual compan
 ies in Bosnia and Herzegovina in international trade.The workshop covers t
 he following topics:Existing trade obstacles reporting mechanisms in Bosni
 a and HerzegovinaEffectiveness of the currently available channelsChalleng
 es faced by private and private stakeholdersRecommendationsOn how to impro
 ve current channelsEstablishment of a centralized online platform on trade
  obstacles reporting and its administrationDesign and features of the pote
 ntial platformInstitutional mechanism behindEnhanced public-private dialog
 ue and coordination for the effective resolutionFeedback\, comments\, ques
 tions &amp\; answers The objective of the workshop is to strengthen the v
 oice of the private sector\, especially SMEs\, to be heard by the relevant
  public institutions and enhance the channels of communication and resolut
 ion of trade claims&lt\;p&gt\;This online workshop is a follow up of the w
 orkshop held in Sarajevo on 9 July 2024 where&lt\;/p&gt\;&lt\;p&gt\;key pr
 ivate and public sector stakeholders were gathered with the aim of:&lt\;/p
 &gt\;&lt\;ul&gt\;&lt\;li&gt\;raising awareness on the existing channels th
 rough which companies can report their trade obstacles.&lt\;/li&gt\;&lt\;l
 i&gt\;stock take on the views and proposals from the private sector\, espe
 cially SMEs for designing a channel and mechanism for effectively communic
 ating and addressing their trade concerns.&lt\;/li&gt\;&lt\;/ul&gt\;&lt\;p
 &gt\;The focus of this workshop is presenting the recommendations on enhan
 cing the effectiveness of trade obstacles reporting by private sector\, in
  particular\, SMEs and their resolution.&amp\;nbsp\; The draft report and 
 recommendations prepared are based on desk research\, and more importantly
  on the feedback received through bilateral interviews and consultations l
 ed by UNCTAD experts/consultants\, as well as during the workshop held in 
 July 2024 in Sarajevo with numerous public and private institutions\, incl
 uding relevant ministries/agencies as well as chambers and individual comp
 anies in Bosnia and Herzegovina in international trade.&lt\;/p&gt\;&lt\;p&
 gt\;The workshop covers the following topics:&lt\;/p&gt\;&lt\;ul&gt\;&lt\;
 li&gt\;Existing trade obstacles reporting mechanisms in Bosnia and Herzego
 vina&lt\;/li&gt\;&lt\;li&gt\;Effectiveness of the currently available chan
 nels&lt\;/li&gt\;&lt\;li&gt\;Challenges faced by private and private stake
 holders&lt\;/li&gt\;&lt\;li&gt\;Recommendations&lt\;ul&gt\;&lt\;li&gt\;On 
 how to improve current channels&lt\;/li&gt\;&lt\;li&gt\;Establishment of a
  centralized online platform on trade obstacles reporting and its administ
 ration&lt\;/li&gt\;&lt\;li&gt\;Design and features of the potential platfo
 rm&lt\;/li&gt\;&lt\;li&gt\;Institutional mechanism behind&lt\;/li&gt\;&lt\
 ;li&gt\;Enhanced public-private dialogue and coordination for the effectiv
 e resolution&lt\;/li&gt\;&lt\;/ul&gt\;&lt\;/li&gt\;&lt\;li&gt\;Feedback\, 
 comments\, questions &amp\;amp\; answers&lt\;/li&gt\;&lt\;/ul&gt\;&lt\;p&g
 t\;&amp\;nbsp\;&lt\;/p&gt\;&lt\;p&gt\;The objective of the workshop is to 
 strengthen the voice of the private sector\, especially SMEs\, to be heard
  by the relevant public institutions and enhance the channels of communica
 tion and resolution of trade claims&lt\;/p&gt\;\n\nView meeting on unctad.
 org\nhttps://unctad.org/meeting/workshop-strategy-private-sector-bosnia-an
 d-herzegovina-trade-obstacles-reporting-mechanism
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