Trade Facilitation is an important tool for economies to improve their business environment. Therefore, the active participation of the private sector at all stages of trade facilitation reforms - from design and formulation to implementation and monitoring - through and beyond the work of the national trade facilitation committees is essential.
In this session, we will hear from representatives of the private sector how they ensure that their needs are taken into account in the implementation of the Agreement and how they drive trade facilitation reforms in the region.
This session will discuss:
How to better organise a unified business voice in NTFCs
How partnering with the public sector in implementing trade facilitation reforms makes good business sense
How regional business forums can help RECs to coordinate trade facilitation reforms
Moderated by: Mr Rajesh Aggarwal, Chief Trade Facilitation and Policy for Business, ITC
Speakers:
Mr Edouard Batiebo, Chef du Service Facilitation et Veille Logistique, Chamber of Commerce of Burkina Faso
Mr Ziad Malek Hamoui, National President, Borderless Alliance, Ghana
Mr Adrian Njau, Trade and Policy Advisor, East African Business Council
