TECHNICAL COOPERATION - PART II

TD United Nations Conference Trade Development UNITED NATIONS Distr. General TD//EX(14)/3/Add.1 6 March 1997 ENGLISH ONLY TRADE AND DEVELOPMENT BOARD Fourteenth executive session Geneva, 24 March 1997 Item 4 provisional agenda TECHNICAL COOPERATION Part II Working sheets 1. addendum working sheets present projects, project groups (. ASYCUDA) Division, Branch/Section Division. Figures column "proposed" reflect estimates expenditure period 1997-1999. 2. project numbers, information donors appearing working sheets, refer approved projects . activities proposed continuation, project numbers differ. 3. potential sources funding identified projects listed column "proposed", case resulted firm commitments 31 January 1997. 4. subject matter projects line contents " Partnership Growth Development" areas focus mentioned paragraph 97 thereof. areas focus, correspond work programme areas secretariat, recalled respective working sheets Division concerned. TD//EX(14)/3/Add.1 page 2 Division Globalization Development Strategies 5. Extract paragraph 97 " Partnership Growth Development". "UNCTAD' technical cooperation determined work programme priorities ........ focus areas: () Globalization development: - Assistance examining specific development challenges effective participation international trade investment; - Providing continued support debt management. / / ( 1 4 ) / 3 / . 1 1997 budget US$ 000 Approved Proposed Division Globalization Development Strategies Activities related Macro-economic development policies: 1 Technical support inter-government group twenty- international monetary affairs: (INT/89/A15, -24 205 countries); (INT/91/A21, Netherlands); (INT/96/A61, Canada, IDRC); (INT/93/A30, Denmark); (INT/95/A64, Sweden) 2 Lessons East Asian development experience: role governments (INT/96/A13, Japan); regional dynamics Africa 380 (RAF/96/A40, Japan) 3 Macro-economic policies, income distribution poverty 280 Activities related Globalization Financial Strategies 1 Completion activities related conversion official bilateral debt (INT/91/A18, Italy); Support African countries 81 rescheduling official bilateral debt assistance debt conversion (INT/96/A42, Italy) 2 Capacity building debt sustainability analysis, (UNDP) 18 100 3 Mauritius - Advice debt strategies (MAR/93/005, UNDP) 75 4 Morocco - Financial strategies asset/liability management (MOR/96/A41, World Bank, Government) .. 250 5 Development pilot scheme trading GHG emissions (INT/91/A29, Norway, USA) 114 6 Yugoslavia - Development capital market, banking system foreign debt management 50 7 Training capital investment major infrastructure projects 100 8 Strengthening trade financing facilities developing countries: prototype models trade financing systems identification 50 / / ( 1 4 ) / 3 / . 1 Cont’ DMFAS Programme () AFRICA Continuation/Completion: Central African Republic (CAF/95/A42, World Bank); Ethiopia (ETH/88/009, UNDP); Mauritania 613 (INT/95/A11, Switzerland); Guinea Bissau (INT/95/A11, Switzerland); Senegal (INT/95/A11, Switzerland); Uganda (UGA/96/A51, Government); ESAIDRAM (RAF/94/A51, Netherlands ESAIDRAM Secretariat) Burkina Faso, Chad, Sao Tome Principe, Sudan 250 (ii) ASIA/PACIFIC Bangladesh (BGD/88/058, UNDP); Lebanon (LEB/92/017, UNDP); Pakistan (PAK/96/A30, Asian Development Bank); Philippines 248 (PHI/95/002, UNDP); Vietnam (VIE/93/007, UNDP; VIE/95/A08, Asian Development Bank) (iii EASTERN/CENTRAL EUROPE ) Continuation/Completion: Belarus (BYE/94/002,UNDP); Kazakstan (KAZ/96/A28, USAID); Romania (ROM/94/A46, Japan, World 197 Bank) Ukraine (UKR/94/003, UNDP); Uzbekistan (UZB/96/001, UNDP) Albania, Moldova 150 (iv LATIN AMERICA AND CARIBBEAN ) Continuation/Completion: Argentina (ARG/93/045, UNDP/IDB); Bolivia (BOL/94/002, Government, UNDP); Dominican Republic 850 500 (DOM/95/A05, Government); Ecuador (ECU/94/A35 ECU/96/A01, World Bank); Haiti (HAI/93/010, UNDP); Honduras (HON/95/A12, World Bank); Mexico (MEX/96/003, Government, UNDP); Panama (PAN/95/028, IDB, UNDP); Paraguay (PAR/95/003, World Bank, Japan, UNDP) Peru 150 / / ( 1 4 ) / 3 / . 1 () CENTRAL SUPPORT TEAM (Interregional projects) Strengthening debt management capacity developing countries: (INT/95/A11, Switzerland; INT/95/A36 INT/96/A42, 1,198 1,000 Italy; INT/95/A43, Denmark; INT/95/A66, Netherlands; INT/95/A85, Sweden; INT/95/A89, Norway; INT/96/A15, Finland; INT/96/A58, Belgium) Information Management 1 Trust Fund iron ore information (INT/94/A37) 80 2 Palestinian Authority: guidelines establishing comprehensive date statistical series international trade 130 Palestinian Authority Ongoing proposed activities Palestinian Authority included relevant substantive Division. activities backstopped concerned Division support Special Economic Unit DGDS Associate Experts assigned GDS: Nil. Requirements : 2- DMFAS 110 TD//EX(14)/3/Add.1 page 6 Division International Trade Goods Services Commodities 6. Extract paragraph 97 " Partnership Growth Development". "UNCTAD' technical cooperation determined work programme priorities ........ focus areas: (ii) International trade goods services, commodity issues: - Enhancing institutional human capacities order developing countries analyse emerging issues benefit opportunities arising participation multilateral trading system comply obligations respect; - Assisting developing countries area trade environment, including country case studies; - Supporting strategies promoting national competition consumer protection law policy formulation; - Contributing vertical horizontal diversification commodity- dependent countries promoting risk-management instruments favour producers exporters; - Contributing utilization preferences improved familiarization GSP preferential trading arrangements; - Assisting developing countries, coordination WTO, accessing data trade services. / / ( 1 4 ) / 3 / . 1 1997 budget US$ 000 Approved Proposed II Division International Trade Goods Services Commodities Trade analysis Systemic Issues () Development trade capacity: activities participation international trading system, focus WTO issues, including accession members 1 Belarus (BYE/94/003, UNDP) 30 2 China (CPR/91/543, UNDP) 221 3 Lithuania (LIT/93/Q02, UNDP) 115 4 Russian Federation (RUS/93/001, UNDP) 450 5 Africa: - Regional projects: (RAF/94/A34, Netherlands ; RAF/96/001, UNDP) 165 6 Arab States economic integration trade programme (RAB/95/005, UNDP) 15 7 Asia/Pacific: - Regional projects: (RAS/92/034, UNDP) 150 8 Latin America Caribbean - LATINTRADE ( RLA/92/012, UNDP) pour memoire 9 Mediterranean - Trade relations economic cooperation (INT/93/A34, Italy) 150 10 Capacity-building international trade /WTO issues: Algeria, Arab States, Bahrain, Cambodia, Central Asian Republics, Jordan, 210 740 Mauritania, Nepal, Palestinian Authority, Southern Africa, Sudan, Tunisia, UAE 11 Capacity-building trade policy, focus LDCs 450 12 Sustainable trade development Pacific Island economies 250 13 Development export capacities LDCs 140 / / ( 1 4 ) / 3 / . 1 Cont’ (ii) Preferences Services 1 Technical cooperation programme GSP trade laws: INT/84/A01, Multi-donors; INT/97/A06, China, European 200 300 Commission, Italy; INT/97/A08, Japan 2 CAPAS - Coordinated African programme services (RAF/90/A01, France; RAF/95/A38, IDRC, CANADA) 248 150 3 GSTP - Global system trade preferences: negotiations (INT/90/A19, Developing countries) 100 80 (iii Trade Analysis Information ) 1 TRAINS: Collection/dissemination computerised trade information (INT/92/A18, Netherlands; INT/90/A07, Multi-donors 100 including private sector, World Bank UNDP) 2 TRAINS LDCs 100 3 Impact Uruguay developing countries, LDCs 150 (iv TRAINFORTRADE ) 1 Africa: Lusophone countries, Southern Africa, West Africa (RAF/95/A60; RAF/95/A81; RAF/95/A05, EC) 1,180 2 Asia/Pacific: Regional (RAS/92/034, UNDP) Pacific (RAS/95/A03, EC) 220 3 Latin America/Caribbean: Caribbean (CAR/93/A15, EC) 190 4 Interregional: Central Support team (INT/90/A18, France) 90 5 Country- based activities: Algeria, Morocco, Romania, South Africa 250 / / ( 1 4 ) / 3 / . 1 Cont’ 6 Development regional networks: Arab States, Central Africa, East Africa, Mediterranean, South America, South Asia/LDCs 1,200 7 Development packages . diploma programmes; risk management /trade finance; transit trafic operations ( 1,000 SIDTE) Commodities 1 Commodity diversification natural resources () Commodity diversification 1 Cambodia - diversification (rubber) 50 2 Development trade processed horticultural food products 70 3 Business tables disseminate technologies crop diversification arid/desert lands 80 4 Providing diversification conglomerates 160 5 Training managerial technical skills diversification 150 (ii) Natural resources 1 Role mineral sector development (INT/87/A05, Norway, Sweden) 100 2 South Africa: regional planning natural resource Namaqualand (SAF/95/A17, Netherlands, Multi-donors) 120 3 Natural resources, land participatory development ( countries determined) 80 / / ( 1 4 ) / 3 / . 1 Cont’ 4 Adaptation natural resource diversification strategies changing production consumption patterns 70 5 Verification dissemination natural resource database 75 6 Greentrain (Training Environmental Management) 35 (iii Information risk management ) 1 Modern marketing mechanisms (INT/95/A91, Switzerland) 60 2 Risk management finance (INT/96/A26, Multidoners private sector) 100 3 West Africa - Frozen fish -traditional commodities collateral: financing applications 60 4 LDCs - development commodity marketing financing practices 226 5 Capacity-building marketing, risk management finance 713 6 Iran - development commodity exchanges 30 8 Nigeria - development commodity exchanges 30 Trade, environment development 1 Reconciliation trade environment policies, including capacity-building support seminars/high level meetings. 113 Completion activities: INT/92/207, UNDP; INT/92/A06, Netherlands, Norway; INT/93/A36, IISD/Canada; INT/93/A48, UNEP; INT/94A67, Switzerland; INT/95/A87, Finland 2 Environmental factors trading opportunities: (INT/95/A58, Italy) 87 / / ( 1 4 ) / 3 / . 1 Cont’ 3 Regional activities: Asia/Pacific: RAS/92/034 RAS/9/041, UNDP 45 Latintrade: RLA/92/012 pour memoire 4 Algeria (trade environment issues oil sector) 50 5 Malawi Zimbabwe: alternatives tobacco production export 25 6 Africa: Capacity building studies workshops/seminars trade environment (Cameroon, South Africa, Uganda, 80 Zimbabwe) 7 Arab States: Capacity-building studies workshops/seminars trade environment (Algeria, Jordan, Morocco, 80 Tunisia) 8 ASEAN countries: Trade implications international agreement regulation ozone depleting compounds 80 9 Latin America: Capacity-building studies workshops/seminars (Argentina, Bolivia, Central America, Chile, Colombia, 95 Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Mexico, Venezuela) 10 Interregional: Work envisaged areas trade liberalization, investment environment; small medium-sized 80 enterprises; positive measures trade environment; process production methods 11 Development Biotrade Initiative, biodiversity environment trade 300 12 Successful experience internalisation environment costs: commodity - environmental issue - focused sectoral 100 tables rubber waste minimization steel making 13 Development effects trade restrictions Basle Convention South South East Asian countries role positive 75 measures / / ( 1 4 ) / 3 / . 1 Cont’ 14 Study trade economic issues Climate Change positive measures assist developing countries meeting 60 obligations Agreement 15 Expert group meeting market development trade tobacco products 20 Competition/control restrictive business practices 1 Mauritius - Market concentration RBPs (MAR/93/005, UNDP) 48 2 Zambia - Capacity-building Ministry Commerce, Trade Industry (ZAM/92/026, UNDP) 25 104 3 Inter-regional - Training programme RBPs (INT/86/A01, France, Norway, Sweden) 9 88 4 Strengthening competition policy legislation developing countries countries transition (INT/96/A19, Netherlands) 91 5 Egypt - Advisory services drafting competition law establishment competion authority 90 6 Malawi - Advisory services Monopoly commission RBPs 80 7 UDEAC - Establishment convergent competition policy 150 8 Africa: regional project advisory services drafting competition laws institutional building; workshops competition 180 law policy training programmes 9 CIS : Promotion protection free competition 500 Associate Experts assigned DITC: place: Trade Analysis Systemic Issues -1 (INT/95/X68, Italy); Commodities -2 (INT/95/X09, France; INT/96/A43, 440 Netherlands); Trade Environment -1 (INT/94/A66, Finland); Competition Policies - 1 (INT/95/X69, France) Requirements: : Trade Analysis, TRAINFORTRADE, TRAINS , Trade Environment (Biotrade); Commodities (risk 265 management) TD//EX(14)/3/Add.1 page 13 Division Investment, Technology Enterprise Development 7. Extract paragraph 97 " Partnership Growth Development". "UNCTAD' technical cooperation determined work programme priorities ........ focus areas: (iii) Investment, enterprise development technology: - Supporting formulation national policies promoting attracting foreign investment; - Supporting formulation national policies promoting private sector development, including SMEs privatization issues; - Supporting formulation national policies promoting entrepreneurship development ensuring participation women; - Promoting public sector/private sector dialogue. / / ( 1 4 ) / 3 / . 1 1997 budget US$ 000 Approved Proposed III Division Investment, Technology Enterprise Development . International Investment, Transnationals Technology () Activities Related Analysis Data Foreign Direct Investment 1 Expansion foreign direct investment trade services (INT/95/016, UNDP); 1994-1996 (Completion activities) 15 2 TNCs industrial restructuring (INT/93/A50, Denmark); 1993-1997 125 3 Tradeability services (INT/94/A22, Denmark); 1994-1997 (Completion activities) 56 4 globalisation developing countries (INT/95/A14, Netherlands); (Completion activities) 23 5 Policy-oriented case studies interlinkages FDI, trade technology (INT/96/A20, Netherlands); 1996-1997 49 400 6 FDI SMEs developing Asia (RAS/95/030, UNDP/ Japan); 1995-1997 174 7 European Union Investment Asia (RAS/96/A25, European Commission); 1996-1997 21 8 Asian Foreign Investment EU (RAS/96/A35, Thailand); 1996-1997 41 9 Poland - Transnational Services Corporations transitions process (RER/95/A02, Government); 1995-1997 (Completion 13 activities) / / ( 1 4 ) / 3 / . 1 Cont’ 10 Brazil - FDI determinants Transnational Corporation strategies (BRA/95/023, UNDO); 1996-1997 22 11 Thailand - Policy seminar outward FDI 40 12 Advice governments international investment policy matters 200 13 Collection disemination FDI data 100 14 LDC investment guides ( $ 2.6 million) 900 (ii) Activities Related World Investment Report 1 WIR 1996 seminar Africa (RAF/96/A56, Norway); 1997 139 2 WIR 1997. Policy oriented case studies 200 (iii Activities Related Multilateral Investment Framework ) 1 Issues related multilateral investment framework; technical materials regional seminars 540 National Innovation Investment Policies () Policies Attracting Foreign Investment, Including Investment Promotion 1 General Trust Fund Transnational Corporations - Advisory Services (INT/93/A44, Multi-donors) 200 300 / / ( 1 4 ) / 3 / . 1 Cont’ -project: Exchange Practices Investment Promotion (INT/96/A60, Netherlands); 1996-1997 260 2 Mining Sector: - Eritrea (ERI/91/002, UNDP); 1994-1997 15 - Oman - Legal Regulatory Framework mining sector (OMA/96/A09, Oman); 1996-1997 71 - Asia-Training SOPAC officials mineral policies, negotiations TNCs, 1997-1999 180 3 Russia - Negotiating TNCs - workshop (RUS/94/009, UNDP); 1996-1997 10 4 Formulation investment policies strengthening related institutional machinery: Albania (ALB/93/014, UNDP), 300 500 Algeria, Bangladesh, Cameroon, Gambia, Ghana, India, Kazakstan, Palestinian Authority, Sao Tomé (STP/95/002, UNDP), Uzbekistan (UZB/93/001, UNDP) 5 Support investment promotion centres LDCs, 1997-1999 200 6 Africa Connect follow-. Investment Trade linkages, 1997 200 7 Arab States - Enabling environment foreign investment 100 8 Comparative analysis Investment Regimes Strategies -15, 1997-1998 300 9 South-South -operation Investment , Technology related enterprise development ($ 1.4 million), 1997-1999 430 / / ( 1 4 ) / 3 / . 1 Cont’ (ii) Policy Reviews Investment Science, Technology Innovation 1 Investment Policy Reviews, Pakistan, Egypt (INT/83/X40, UNDP); follow-: Peru, Poland 60 400 2 Science, Technology Innovation Policy reviews - STIPs, Colombia (INT/83/X40, UNDP); Jamaica (INT/96/A59, 110 200 Netherlands); requests received : Argentina, Belarus, Costa Rica, Cuba, Lithuania, Myanmar, Romania, Sri-Lanka, Tanzania ( STIP estimated cost $ 150,000) 3 Ethiopia - Investment, Science, Technology Innovation Policy Review (INT/96/A59, Netherlands) 53 47 (iii Activities Related Technology ) 1 Technical Support Commission Science Technology Development (INT/96/A59, Netherlands); 1996-1997 70 2 Commercialisation Science Technology: - Belarus (BYE/94/001, UNDP); Central Eastern Europe (RER/96/003, UNDP) 158 - RACORD - Network Improving Commercialization & Results Asia ($218,390, funds administrated APCTT); pm pm (ESCAP/UNDP/Germany/GTZ); 1997-1999 (jointly Entreprise Development Branch) 3 Information Network Source, Terms Conditions Technology Supply; 1997 100 4 Specific Technological aspects Sustainable Energy Systems; 1997-1999 70 / / ( 1 4 ) / 3 / . 1 Cont’ 5 Belarus - Workshop conversion military capacity area infrastructure technology 150 Enterprise Development () Enterprenuership Enterprise net working 1 EMPRETEC: - Support EMPRETEC Central team (regular budget interregional advisory services), (RLA/96/A43, Spain; INT/96/A31, Italy) 470 130 - EMPRETEC/EMPTETEC21 national regional projects (Caribbean, Central America, Cuba, Egypt, Pakistan, Vietnam) 650 - Zimbabwe - EMPRETEC (ZIM/91/010, UNDP) (Completion activities) 30 2 Empresa technologia para el siglo XXI (RLA/96/A37, Spain); 1996-1997 600 3 African Asian Technical Economic Collaboration Commodity Trade Investment (RAF/96/A44, Japan); 1996-1998 300 100 4 Enterprise Africa: Strengthening SME creation, development regional integration (RAF/96/014, UNDP); 1996-1997 45 5 Centres Innovation Enterprise Development Africa: Start- phase: Zimbabwe, Ghana, Cote 'Ivoire, Tanzania (total 300 $2,000,000) ( IDRC Canada), 1997-2002 6 Promoting Trade, Investment Enterprise networks : ( Central Asia/East Asia) ($90.000); 1997-1999 40 / / ( 1 4 ) / 3 / . 1 Cont’ (ii) Enterprise Development Strategies, Finance Accounting 1 Growing micro-enterprises LDCs; 1997-1998 80 2 Enhancing participation women enterpreneurs LDCs (INT/96/A14, Netherlands); 1997-1998 60 3 Joint UNCTAD/UNDP work policies small/micro enterprises ; $ 800,000; 1997-1999 150 4 Government/Private sector dialogue LDCs; $500,000; 1997-1999 150 5 Blueprint Green Accounting, Phase (INT/96/A57, World Bank); 1997 - proposed Phase II 113 100 6 ISAR trust fund developing countries (IGD/15/491, Nordic countries); 1997 5 15 7 Azerbaijan: - Accounting Reform Tetraining (AZE/95/004, UNDP); 1996-1997; phase discussion World Bank 12 200 - Audit training (European Commission contract, $1.4 million); 1997-1999 700 8 Accounting education (International Benchmark Professional Accounts; ($100,000); 1997-1998 50 9 Long Distance Learning Francophone accountants Africa ($1.6 million); 1997-2001 200 (iii Competetiveness Technological Capacity Building ) 1 Forms Technological Cooperation Economic Actors: Technology Partnership Capacity-Building 12 (INT/96/A21, Finland); 1996-1997 2 Endogenous Capacity-Building Science Technology Thailand (THA/89/T02, Japan); 1993-1997 14 / / ( 1 4 ) / 3 / . 1 Cont’ 3 Enterprise/University Cooperation: - LATINTEC - Network Networks Latin American (executed University Sao Paolo cooperation UNCTAD pm ($68,000 funds LA counterparts); (UNDP/TCDC); 1997 - & Community Enterprise Linkages African Region ($120,800, funds administered ARCT); 1997-1998 100 4 Environmentaly sound technology: - Partnership Project Central Eastern European SMEs, including consultancy environment management -waste 100 technology aspects ($150,000, start- phase); 1997-1999 - Forms Technology Cooperation Partnership Diffusion Environmentally Sound Technologies 100 Developing Countries ($150,000, start- phase project); 1997-1999 5 South-South Linkages Competitiveness Technological Capacity-building, including LDCs ($150,000 ) (project 100 start-); 1997-1999 / / ( 1 4 ) / 3 / . 1 Cont’ Associate experts assigned DITE: 1 International Investment, Transnationals Technology: service: Geneva (Germany, Netherlands); 200 ECLAC, Santiago (Denmark) 2 National Innovation Investment Policies: associate expert Investment Technology place (Netherlands) 107 3 Enterprise development: associate expert Geneva (Netherlands) 70 3 associate experts requested Division - international investment, enterprise development 220 TD//EX(14)/3/Add.1 page 22 Division Services Infrastructure Development Trade Efficiency 8. Extract paragraph 97 " Partnership Growth Development". "UNCTAD' technical cooperation determined work programme priorities ........ focus areas: (iv) Services infrastructure development trade efficiency: - Supporting formulation national policies promoting services infrastructure development trade efficiency; - Improving trade-supporting services facilitating trade exports; - Human resource development; - Follow- results UNISTE providing technical assistance establishing trade points, LDCs. / / ( 1 4 ) / 3 / . 1 1997 budget US$ 000 Approved Proposed Division Services Infrastructure Development Trade Efficiency Trade Infrastructure 1 Regional Programme Asia/Pacific Economic Reforms Enhanced Transport Communication Services 75 (RAS/93/036, UNDP); 1993 -1997 2 Central Asian External Trade Transit Transport Initiative: Rebuilding Silk Road, Kazakstan (KAZ/95/019); Kyrgystan 270 (KYR/96/009); Tajikistan (TAJ/96/004); Turkmenistan (TUK/96/007); Uzbekistan (UZB/96/011); UNDP funds, 1995-1997 3 Indonesia - Facilitation trade procedures documentation (INS/90/023, UNDP) 40 4 Nepal - "Multimodal Transit Transport Facilitation Project", (Government,World Bank), 1996-1997 350 Trade Facilitation ASYCUDA projects: () AFRICA Continuation/completion: Ethiopia (ETH/94/005, UNDP); Gambia (GAM/91/004, UNDP ); Namibia (NAM/94/A31, Denmark); 2,794 Uganda (UGA/96/A48, Government, World Bank) ; Tanzania (URT/93/009, UNDP); COMESA Support Centre (RAF/92/A37, European Commission); Proposed projects : Eritrea, Madagascar, Malawi, Mauritania, Zambia, ECOWAS Support Centre 2,450 / / ( 1 4 ) / 3 / . 1 Cont’ (ii) ASIA/PACIFIC: Continuation/completion: Armenia (ARM/94/A21, Government, World Bank); Georgia (GEO/94/A52, Government/World 3,146 Bank); Iran (IRA/96/003, UNDP, Government); Lebanon (LEB/92/017, UNDP); Nepal (NEP/96/A08, Asian Development Bank); Philippines (PHI/94/A36, Government, World Bank); Regional Support Centre (RAS/89/035, UNDP, beneficiary countries) Proposed projects: Jordan, Laos, Sri Lanka 1,030 (iii EASTERN/CENTRAL EUROPE ) Continuation/completion: Hungary (RER/94/A28, UK/KHF); Macedonia (MCD/96/A03, European Commission); Romania 2,200 (ROM/95/A53, UK/ KHF ROM/96/002, UNDP); Slovakia (RER/94/A28, UK/KHF) Proposed projects: Albania, Estonia, Lativia, Lithuania 1,200 (iv LATIN AMERICA AND CARIBBEAN ) Continuation/completion: El Salvador (ELS/96/009, UNDP); Haiti (HAI/95/007, UNDP); Honduras (HON/92/018, UNDP ); 638 Suriname (SUR/94/001, UNDP); Trinidad Tobago, (TRI/95/003, UNDP); Turks CAICOS Islands (TCI/91/001, UNDP) Proposed projects: Bahamas, Bermuda, Caribbean Regional, Colombia, Panama 1,200 () CENTRAL SUPPORT TEAM (Interregional Projects) Support development EDI (INT/94/A20, Switzerland); Support enhancement dissemination ASYCUDA 967 (INT/94/A44, Switzerland; INT/94/A49, Multi-donors; INT/95/A59, Denmark; INT/96/A23, United Kingdom) / / ( 1 4 ) / 3 / . 1 Cont’ Regional support Eastern Europe; Transit module ASYCUDA; Requirements central support team 875 TRANSPORT () Activities related ports 1 Rehabilitation Somali Ports: management assistance (SOM/93/003, UNDP; SOM/96/A08, European Commission) . 1,073 875 Assistance Bari regional administration (SOM/96/A47, European Commission) 2 Distribution courses improving port performance (INT/83/A04, financed beneficiaries) 10 3 Palestinian Authority: Assistance establishment commercial sea port Gaza strip: institutional 100 managerial capacities (ii) Activities Related Shipping 1 Thailand - Assisting private participation maritime related services (THA/96/A54; UN/TF, Japan) 190 2 Strategic planning workshops (INT/88/A01, Norway), 1997 10 (iii Activities related Cargo Tracking (ACIS) ) 1 Installation / maintenance ACIS Bangladesh (BGD/94/A57, KFW); Cameroon (CMR/93/A24, Government); Senegal 1,855 (SEN/93/A23, Government); Tanzania (URT/93/A43, European Commission); Uzbekistan (RER/95/A52, European Commission); Burundi Kenya, Rwanda, Tanzania, Zambia (RAF/97/A70, European Commission) 2 Installation / maintenance ACIS Cuba, Mali, Nigeria, Senegal 2,180 / / ( 1 4 ) / 3 / . 1 Cont’ (iv Human resource development transport sector: TRAINMAR ) 1 Continuation/Completion: Angola Mozambique (RAF/92/A07, European Commission); Caribbean (CAR/95/A65, France); 287 250 Gabon (GAB/95/A61, Government); Nigeria (NIR/95/A92, Government); Romania (ROM/95/A06, European Commission) 2 activities: Dominican Republic , Western/Central Africa 115 3 Development TRAINMAR network (Interregional activities): financed TRAINMAR network members (INT/91/A15); 370 Belgium (INT/94/A54) Belgium, European Commission, France, Portugal, Spain (RER/94/A08); Multi-donors (INT/96/A55); INT/93/A26, Financed beneficiaries) Financial Services 1 Development competitive insurance markets (RAF/94/A38, Luxembourg) 250 2 Micro-Banques (INT/95/A90, Luxembourg) 264 3 Feasibility study developing financial infrastructures SMMEs Africa 100 4 Palestinian Authority - Guidelines strengthening domestic insurance capacities 108 Cross Sectoral Legal Unit 1 Drafting Ethiopian Maritime Code (ETH/87/021, UNDP) 25 Trade Points 1 Hungary (HUN/94/003, UNDP); Panama (PAN/95/029, UNDP) 29 2 Bulgaria , Romania, Russia (RER/96/A52, Switzerland) 300 / / ( 1 4 ) / 3 / . 1 Cont’ 3 Global Trade Point Network (INT/95/A67, Switzerland; INT/94/A62, USA) 820 4 Trade Efficiency (INT/93/A06, USA) 100 5 Integrating member states ECOWAS Trade point Programme 3000 6 Palestine Authoritity: Participation Trade Point Programme 200 7 Capacity building foreign trade SMEs Mediterranean Trade Points 363 8 Legal issues related trade points 100 Associate Experts assigned SIDTE place: ASYCUDA -1 (INT/95/X67, Italy); Trade Point -1 (INT/94/A10, Denmark) 220 Requirements: associate experts (Trade Facilitation, Transport, Human Resource Development, Trade Points, Information Technology) Associate Experts / / ( 1 4 ) / 3 / . 1 Office Special Coordinator Developed, Landlocked Island Developing Countries 1 Follow- implementation measures favour LDCs adopted major global conferences (INT/96/A14, 589 Netherlands); 1996-1997 2 Activities envisaged Trust Fund LDCs including launching integrated country programme developing 2,000 supply capacities tradeable goods services Associate Experts assigned LDCs Advanced copy: Advanced copy