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DTSTART:20251124T110000Z
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LOCATION:Online\, Montenegro
SUMMARY:Workshop on strategy for private sector in Montenegro on trade obst
 acles reporting mechanism
CLASS:PUBLIC
DESCRIPTION:This online workshop is a follow up to the workshop held in Pod
 gorica on 2 October 2024 where key private and public sector stakeholders 
 were gathered with the aim of:raising awareness on the existing channels t
 hrough which companies can report their trade obstacles.stock take on the 
 views and proposals from the private sector\, especially SMEs for designin
 g a channel and mechanism for effectively communicating and addressing the
 ir trade concerns.The focus of this workshop is presenting the recommendat
 ions on enhancing the effectiveness of trade obstacles reporting by privat
 e sector\, in particular\, SMEs and their resolution.  The draft report a
 nd recommendations prepared are based on desk research\, and more importan
 tly on the feedback received through interviews and consultations led by U
 NCTAD experts/consultants\, as well as during the workshop held in October
  2024 in Podgorica with numerous public and private institutions\, as well
  as chambers and individual companies in Montenegro engaged in trade.The w
 orkshop covers the following topics:Existing trade obstacles reporting mec
 hanisms in MontenegroEffectiveness of the currently available channelsChal
 lenges faced by private and private stakeholdersRecommendations:On how to 
 improve current channelsEstablishment of a centralized online platform on 
 trade obstacles reporting and its administrationDesign and features of the
  potential platformInstitutional mechanism behindEnhanced public-private d
 ialogue and coordination for the effective resolutionFeedback\, comments\,
  questions &amp\; answersThe objective of the workshop is to strengthen th
 e voice of the private sector\, especially SMEs\, to be heard by the relev
 ant public institutions and enhance the channels of communication and reso
 lution of trade claims. &lt\;p&gt\;This online workshop is a follow up to
  the workshop held in Podgorica on 2 October 2024 where key private and pu
 blic sector stakeholders were gathered with the aim of:&lt\;/p&gt\;&lt\;ul
 &gt\;&lt\;li&gt\;raising awareness on the existing channels through which 
 companies can report their trade obstacles.&lt\;/li&gt\;&lt\;li&gt\;stock 
 take on the views and proposals from the private sector\, especially SMEs 
 for designing a channel and mechanism for effectively communicating and ad
 dressing their trade concerns.&lt\;/li&gt\;&lt\;/ul&gt\;&lt\;p&gt\;The foc
 us of this workshop is presenting the recommendations on enhancing the eff
 ectiveness of trade obstacles reporting by private sector\, in particular\
 , SMEs and their resolution. &amp\;nbsp\;The draft report and recommendati
 ons prepared are based on desk research\, and more importantly on the feed
 back received through interviews and consultations led by UNCTAD experts/c
 onsultants\, as well as during the workshop held in October 2024 in Podgor
 ica with numerous public and private institutions\, as well as chambers an
 d individual companies in Montenegro engaged in trade.&lt\;/p&gt\;&lt\;p&g
 t\;The workshop covers the following topics:&lt\;/p&gt\;&lt\;ul&gt\;&lt\;l
 i&gt\;Existing trade obstacles reporting mechanisms in Montenegro&lt\;/li&
 gt\;&lt\;li&gt\;Effectiveness of the currently available channels&lt\;/li&
 gt\;&lt\;li&gt\;Challenges faced by private and private stakeholders&lt\;/
 li&gt\;&lt\;li&gt\;Recommendations:&lt\;/li&gt\;&lt\;/ul&gt\;&lt\;ol&gt\;&
 lt\;li&gt\;On how to improve current channels&lt\;/li&gt\;&lt\;li&gt\;Esta
 blishment of a centralized online platform on trade obstacles reporting an
 d its administration&lt\;/li&gt\;&lt\;li&gt\;Design and features of the po
 tential platform&lt\;/li&gt\;&lt\;li&gt\;Institutional mechanism behind&lt
 \;/li&gt\;&lt\;li&gt\;Enhanced public-private dialogue and coordination fo
 r the effective resolution&lt\;/li&gt\;&lt\;/ol&gt\;&lt\;ul&gt\;&lt\;li&gt
 \;Feedback\, comments\, questions &amp\;amp\; answers&lt\;/li&gt\;&lt\;/ul
 &gt\;&lt\;p&gt\;The objective of the workshop is to strengthen the voice o
 f the private sector\, especially SMEs\, to be heard by the relevant publi
 c institutions and enhance the channels of communication and resolution of
  trade claims.&lt\;/p&gt\;&lt\;p&gt\;&amp\;nbsp\;&lt\;/p&gt\;\n\nView meet
 ing on unctad.org\nhttps://unctad.org/meeting/workshop-strategy-private-se
 ctor-montenegro-trade-obstacles-reporting-mechanism
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