TRAINING COURSE ON KEY ISSUES ON THE INTERNATIONAL ECONOMIC AGENDA PURSUANT TO PARAGRAPH 166 OF THE UNCTAD X PLAN OF ACTION. ANNEXES

TD United Nations Conference Trade Development UNITED NATIONS Distr. GENERAL TD//EX(28)/2/Add.1 15 February 2002 ENGLISH ONLY TRADE AND DEVELOPMENT BOARD Twenty-eighth executive session Geneva, 11-13 March 2002 Item 3 agenda TRAINING COURSE ON KEY ISSUES ON THE INTERNATIONAL ECONOMIC AGENDA PURSUANT TO PARAGRAPH 166 OF THE UNCTAD PLAN OF ACTION Report UNCTAD secretariat Annexes Annex List Participants Annex II List focal persons resource persons module -topics Annex III Training International Economic Agenda Annex IV Application guidelines Annex Breakdown financial details Annex VI List speakers UNCTAD international organizations introduction session training . TD//EX(28)/2/Add.1 Page 2 Annex LIST OF PARTICIPANTS Ms. Dalida ALLAGAPPEN Acting Principal Secretary Ministry Industry, Commerce & International Trade MAURITIUS Ms. Cecilia ALVAREZ-HERRERA Lawyer Specialist Competition Ministry Production & Trade VENEZUELA Ms. Ines Tapia ARAUCO Economist Central Reserve Bank Peru PERU . Davies BAMULESEYO Principal Commercial Officer Ministry Tourism, Trade Industry UGANDA Ms. Paula BYER Senior Economist Ministry Foreign Affairs Foreign Trade BARBADOS . Lamin DAMPHA Investment/Industrial Economist Department State Trade, Industry Employment THE GAMBIA . Singye DORJI Regional Director Ministry Trade & Industry KINGDOM OF BHUTAN . Gabriel DUQUE Director, National Planning Department COLOMBIA . Shiyun GU TD//EX(28)/2/Add.1 Page 3 Deputy Division Director Ministry Foreign Trade & Economic Cooperation CHINA Ms. Thato LEHLOENYA Secretary Directorate Economy & International Organization KINGDOM OF LESOTHO .Nabeel MAKSOOD Director Ministry Trade IRAQ . Sharobiddin MASHRABAEV Head Section International Economic Organization Department UZBEKISTAN . Luis Alberto MOLINA Secretary Permanent Mission Nicaragua UN, York NICARAGUA Ms. Alice MWOLOLO Senior Economist Ministry Finance KENYA . Guillermo Daniel RAIMONDI Counsellor, Deputy Director Ministry Foreign Affairs, International Trade & Worship ARGENTINA Ms. Tupou RATURAGA Chief, Assistant Secretary Ministry Foreign Affairs, External Trade & Sugar FIJI . Souvanny SAYSANA Acting Permanent Secretary Ministry Commerce & Tourism LAO PEOPLE’ DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC TD//EX(28)/2/Add.1 Page 4 Ms. Irene Bwalya TEMBO Director Ministry Commerce, Trade & Industry ZAMBIA Annex II LIST OF FOCAL PERSONS AND RESOURCE PERSONS FOR EACH MODULE AND THEIR SUB-TOPICS 1. Module 2 - Interdependence Globalization, coordinated Division Globalization Development Strategies. Focal Person: Detlef KOTTE Topic 1 - Interdependence globalization: overview, Stephano Chiarlone, Richard Kozul Wright Joerg Mayer Topic 2 - trends globalization, Stephano Chiarlone, Richard Kozul Wright Joerg Mayer Topic 3 - Trade, External Financing Growth Developing Countries, Detlef Kotte Joerg Mayer Topic 4 - National international policy challenges, Stephano Chiarlone, Heiner Flassbeck Richard Kozul Wright. 2. Module 3 - International Trade Development, coordinated Division International Trade Goods Services, Commodities. Focal Person: Manuela TORTORA Topic 1: Structural features trade patterns international trade system, Bijit Bora Topic 2: Commodities international trading system, Olle Ostensson Topic 3: formulation trade policies developing countries – Discussion, Bijit Bora Olle Ostensson Topic 4: Trade competition law policy, Hassan Qaqaya Topic 5: Overview selected WTO agreements role Dispute Settlement Mechanism, Willie Chatsika, WTO TD//EX(28)/2/Add.1 Page 5 Topic 6: Role Information Technologies Tool Trade, Jean Francis Baylocq Topic 7: Trade environment policies international rules environment, Rene Vosenaar Topic 8: Ongoing trade negotiations, positive agenda, Manuela Tortora Marisa Henderson Topic 9: Training Exercise - Negotiating Strategies specific technical issues, Manuela Tortora Marisa Henderson Topic 10: Trade facilitation, Gary Crook Topic 11: Legal aspects electronic commerce, Carlos Moreno Topic 12: Transportation, Gary Crook Topic 13: Preferential trade regimes, Stefano Inama 3. Module 4 - Finance Development, coordinated Division Globalization Development Strategies. Focal Person: Detlef KOTTE Topic 1: Finance development: overview, Kokut Boratav Detlef Kotte Topic 2: Official financing, debt capital requirements -income countries, Kokut Boratav, Stefano Chiarlone Yuefen Li Topic 3: Private capital flows, development finance instability, Andrew Cornford Jan Kregel Topic 4 Internatonal financial cooperation, Stefano Chiarlone, Heiner Flassbeck Jan Kregel 4. Module 5 - Investment Development, coordinated Division Investment, Technology Enterprise Development Focal Person: Gabrielle Kohler Topic 1: Investment development: overview issues, Gabrielle Kohler TD//EX(28)/2/Add.1 Page 6 Topic 2: Investment development: case studies national development strategies vis- à-vis FDI, Gabrielle Kohler, Assad Omar, Taffere Tesfachew Topic 3: Investment development: scope FDI approaches investment promotion, Paul Wessendorp Topic 4: Investment development: issues involved international arrangements FDI transfer technology, Assad Omar Taffere Tesfachew Topic 5: Investment development: Exercises investment analysis, international investment agreements FDI promotion, Gabrielle Kohler, Assad Omar, Taffere Tesfachew Paul Wessendorp Topic 6: Investment development: role competition policy, Hassan Qaqaya Topic 7: Investment development: Summary evaluation Gabrielle Kohler Taffere Tesfachew 5. Module 6 - National Development Strategies, coordinated Division Investment, Technology Enterprise Development Focal Person: Fulvia Farinelli Topic 1: changing nature competitiveness national firm-level implications formulation enterprise development strategies, Emiliano Duch, Fulvia Farinelli Taffere Tesfachew Topic 2: practices enterprise development, Lorraine Ruffing John Gilles (ITC) Topic 4: Wrap session - Achieving competitiveness: importance coherence trade, technology, investment (domestic foreign) industrial policies, Fulvia Farinelli Taffere Tesfachew 6. Module 7 - Simulation National Decision Making Process, coordinated . .. Das Ms. Manuela Tortora Annex III TD//EX (28)/2/Add.1 page 7 Date Wednesday, 20 June Administrative matters Opening Session - Speech . Carlos Fortin, Deputy Secretary-General UNCTAD Demonstration Website GDS - General presentation LDC - General presentation DITE - General presentation Thursday, 21 June ILO - General presentation SITE - General presentation TC - General presentation ISS - General presentation Group System Address . Rubens Ricupero, Secretary-General UNCTAD Friday, 22 June WTO - General presentation ITC - General presentation WIPO - General presentation ITU - General presentation DITC - General presentation UNRISD - General presentation TRAINING COURSE ON THE INTERNATIONAL ECONOMIC AGENDA Module 1- Opening Session - Geneva 20 - 22 June 2001 Title -Topics Annex III TD//EX (28)/2/Add.1 page 8 Date Monday, 25 June Opening Address Director, Training Department, ITC- ILO, Turin Topic 1 - Interdependence globalization: overview Interdependence economic performance policies developing developed countries Globalization historical context Topic 2 - trends globalization main features globalization: impact trade financial liberalization Globalization production investment Growth income distribution Topic 3 - Trade, External Financing Growth Developing Countries Payments deficits, liberalization growth Patterns external financing developing countries 1970s Group Discussion Tuesday, 26 June Topic 4 - National international policy challenges Strategic approaches trade industrialization exports-profits-investment nexus role international rules institutions scope regional integration international cooperation Group Discussion Group Discussion Investment Policies Group Discussion Market Access Regional Integration - meeting reports group discussions TRAINING COURSE ON THE INTERNATIONAL ECONOMIC AGENDA Module 2 - Interdependence Globalization - Turin 25 - 26 June 2001 Title -Topics Annex III TD//EX(28)/2/Add.1 page 9 Date Wednesday, 27 June Topic 1: Structural features trade patterns international trade system Structural Features Trading System Trade policy formulation developing countries Topic 2: Commodities international trading system Trade production, patterns, trends International commodity policies Managing price risk financing problem Open discussion market instability public private sector responses problem Thursday, 28 June Topic 3: formulation trade policies developing countries - Discussion Topic 4: Trade competition law policy Topic 5: Overview selected WTO agreements role Dispute Settlement Mechanism Friday, 29 June Topic 6: Role Information Technologies Tool Trade Topic 7: Trade environment policies international rules environment Relevance trade environment debate developing countries Developments area trade environment context WTO Dispute -Settlement mechanism Monday, 2 July Topic 8: Ongoing trade negotiations, positive agenda - Trade Negotiations Agriculture Services Development Perspective Topic 9: Training Exercise Presentations Reporters Negotiating Strategies specific technical issues debate. WTO 4th Ministerial Conference Possibilities Trade Negotiations Tuesday, 3 July Topic 10: Trade facilitation Topic 11: Legal aspects electronic commerce Legal uncertainties Main commercial legal obstacle Basic legal infrastructure building trust International solutions Topic 12: Transportation Topic 13: Preferential trade regimes: presentation, discussion case study determinants rationale preferential trade forms preferential trade GSP free trade areas trends unilateralism reciprocity Practical cases: European Union Cotonou agreement TRAINING COURSE ON THE INTERNATIONAL ECONOMIC AGENDA Module 3- International Trade Development - Turin 27June - 3 July 2001 Title -Topics Annex III TD//EX(28)/2/Add.1 page 10 Date Wednesday, 4 July Topic 1: Finance development: overview Current issues area finance, debt development. Capital account liberalization, financial flows balance payments developing countries Topic 2: Official financing, debt capital requirements -income countries Capital requirements -income countries Official development assistance debt -income countries Group discussion topics 1 2 Plenary meeting reports group discussions Thursday, 5 July Topic 3: Private capital flows, development finance instability anatomy financial crises Crisis management recovery East Asia Systemic instability external vulnerability developing countries Group discussions Topic 3 continued (Private capital flows, development finance instability) Standards regulation Orderly debt workouts burden sharing Discussion topic 3 Friday, 6 July Topic 4 Internatonal financial cooperation Exchange-rate regimes regional monetary financial cooperation Issues reform international financial institutions Discussion topic 4 - open discussion topics 1 4 TRAINING COURSE ON THE INTERNATIONAL ECONOMIC AGENDA Module 4 - Finance Development - Turin 4 - 6 July 2001 Title -Topics Annex III TD//EX(28)/2/Add.1 page 11 Date Monday, 9 July Topic 1: Investment development: overview issues Introduction topic investment development FDI intersection national development policies corporate strategies Topic 2: Investment development: case studies national development strategies vis-à-vis FDI consecutive group discussions: . case Costa Rica . case Ethiopia . case Malaysia . case Albania Tuesday, 10 July Topic 3: Investment development: scope FDI approaches investment promotion Trends domestic capital accumulation FDI flows stocks Investment promotion instruments practices Home country measures Topic 4: Investment development: issues involved international arrangements FDI transfer technology Investment innovation systems Standards treatments international agreements International arrangements transfer technology Emerging Issues Wednesday, 11 July Topic 5: Investment development: Exercises investment analysis, international investment agreements FDI promotion Group exercises. Participants opt : Group : Promoting investment location CEO transnational corporation Group II: Data sources methodology analyse investment flows, stocks Group III: International investment agreements Topic 6: Investment development: role competition policy Competition policy relevance domestic international investment . Introduction: role competition law policy promoting economic growth development . interface competition issues investment . International -operation competition policy Topic 7: Investment development: Summary evaluation TRAINING COURSE ON THE INTERNATIONAL ECONOMIC AGENDA Module 5 - Investment Development - Turin 9 - 11 July 2001 Title -Topics Annex III TD//EX(28)/2/Add.1 page 12 Date Thursday, 12 July Topic 1: changing nature competitiveness national firm-level implications formulation enterprise development strategies Enhancing local productive capacity: role governments, business associations private actors developing dynamic SME sector Porter’ video “Microeconomic Foundations Competitiveness” - Discussion Drivers competitiveness: role technology innovation upgrading local supply capabilities National solutions: promoting industrial clusters inter-firm linkages Comparative case studies clusters networks SMEs Friday, 13 July Topic 2: practices enterprise development Principles practices delivery -financial services: Empretec Forging productive linkages indigenous firms indigenous firms foreign companies: local SMEs “partnership ready”, Empretec Video challenges developing countries transition economies: redefining internationalization strategies Topic 3: Wrap session Achieving competitiveness: importance coherence trade, technology, investment (domestic foreign) industrial policies Conclusions collection evaluation forms TRAINING COURSE ON THE INTERNATIONAL ECONOMIC AGENDA Module 6 - National Development Strategies - Turin 12 - 13 July 2001 Title -Topics Annex III TD//EX(28)/2/Add.1 page 13 Date Monday, 16 July 2001 Group - Reduction tariff essential food product Minister Agriculture - . Daniel Raimondi Minister Trade - Ms. Thato Lehloenya Minister Finance - Ms. Alice Mwololo Minister Food Supply - . Gu Shiyun Public Opinion - Ms. . Tembo, . . Maksood, . . Savanny Big Farmers - . Gabriel Duque Small Farmer - . Singye Dorji Journalist - Ms. Tupou Raturaga Group II - Liberalisation financial services Minister Finance - Ms. Irene Tembo Minister Trade - . Sharobiddin Mashrabaev Minister Industry - . Gu Shiyun Members Parliament - Ms. . Lehloenya, . .. Alvarez, . . Bamuleseyo Governor Central Bank - Ms. Ynes Tapia Arauco Private Sector/Bank Manager - . Singye Dorji Private Sector/Industrialist - Ms. Dalida Allagapen Bank' Employees - Ms. Tupou Raturaga Journalist - . Daniel Raimondi Group III - Liberalisation investment policies Minister Finance - Ms. Paula Byuer Minister Industry - . Sharobiddin Mashrabaev Minister Agriculture - . Souvanny Saysana Members Parliament - Ms. . Allagapen, . . Dorji, . . Raimondi Representatives Investment Firms - . Lamin Dampha Industrialist - . Luis Molina Journalist - . Gabriel Duque General discussion Tuesday, 17 July Topic 1000 - 1230 hours Evaluation Training 1430 - 1615 hours Conclusion Monday' session 1630 hours Closing address Secretary-General UNCTAD TRAINING COURSE ON THE INTERNATIONAL ECONOMIC AGENDA Module 7 - Simulation National Decision Making Process, Geneva 16 July 2001 Title -Topics TD//EX(28)/2/Add.1 Page 14 Annex IV APPLICATION GUIDELINES Applicant profile aimed government officials ministries trade, competition policy, planning, foreign affairs finance, central banks. Participants positions involving formulation implementation policies fields: • Globalization interdependence; • International trade development; • Finance development; • Investment development; • National development policies. Participants : • advanced training economics, business, international relations, international law, political science public administration, completed equivalent studies, equivalent experience; • years’ relevant professional experience national public administration, international regional development organization private institution dealing - mentioned areas; • position disseminate information knowledge acquired . perfect working knowledge English, official language training , indispensable. Proven competencies communication abilities, aptitude teamwork, information sharing, prerequisites, maximize benefits national administrations. highly desirable participants remain relevant official positions long . II. Instructions completing submitting applications Candidates required submit applications English. addition completed application form, applications include candidate’ curriculum vitae letter stating competencies interest training, short paper (1-2 pages) topic choice related training ( syllabus). expenses related preparation organization training , including daily subsistence allowance (DSA) participants, borne UNCTAD. , countries requested cover travel expenses Geneva candidates. Travel expenses participants developed countries paid UNCTAD. selected candidates responsible obtaining valid visas Switzerland, France Italy prior arrival Geneva. applications submitted officially Governments considered. Applications reach UNCTAD secretariat 30 April 2001. Preference applications submitted time include documents requested. TD//EX(28)/2/Add.1 Page 15 Training Key Issues International Economic Agenda NOTIFICATION tenth session held Bangkok (February 2000) United Nations Conference Trade Development (UNCTAD) adopted Plan Action (TD/386), paragraph 166 states : “166. UNCTAD’ existing capacity-building programme strengthened. enable officials individuals developing countries interested countries economies transition informed, regular training courses cooperation United Nations Staff College, key issues international economic agenda, development dimensions UNCTAD’ field competence. courses draw expertise policy analysis work UNCTAD secretariat, support advisory body established Trade Development Board. delivery, cooperation coordination assured relevant research academic institutions relevant international organizations, consideration commitment UNCTAD Integrated Framework Trade-related Technical Assistance LDCs…” response mandate UNCTAD secretariat organizing training : • Enhance capacity officials individuals developing countries countries economies transition informed key issues international economic agenda, development dimensions UNCTAD’ field competence; • Increase awareness diverse policy conditions attaining competitiveness participating effectively rapidly changing global economic environment. conclusion training , trainees expected gained understanding : • main features trends determine international economic agenda point view development; • interfaces trade, investment development issues implications formulation implementation integrated development strategies; • multidisciplinary approaches tackling aspects trade development issues; • relevant information trade development issues concern countries; • Comparative national experiences trade development policies developing developed countries; • practices designing implementing national, regional international policies trade sustainable development. syllabus designed draw UNCTAD perspectives expertise area trade development policies, disseminate enhance understanding UNCTAD analytical work TD//EX(28)/2/Add.1 Page 16 lessons drawn UNCTAD technical cooperation activities. content approaches based UNCTAD’ knowledge topics involved, competence expertise relevant international organizations. aimed senior government officers, director level, ministries trade, competition policy, planning, foreign affairs finance, central banks, involved formulation implementation national trade development policies. duration training weeks - Wednesday, 20 June, Tuesday, 17 July 2001. segment (20-22 June) final segment (16-17 July) held Geneva, core hosted United Nations Staff College/International Training Centre Turin. UNCTAD member States invited present candidatures, examined UNCTAD Selection Committee. Candidatures accepted 30 April 2001. Member States/successful candidates notified decision Selection Committee 21 2001. group 21 participants, including 7 LDCs, selected: 7 African countries, 6 Asian countries, 6 Latin America Caribbean, 2 countries economies transition. Member States present candidature; , candidate chosen country. Preference applications submitted time include documents requested. expenses related preparation organization training , including daily subsistence allowance (DSA) participants, borne UNCTAD. , countries requested cover travel expenses Geneva candidates. Travel expenses participants LDCs paid UNCTAD. outline training syllabus (P166.2001..1), application guidelines (P166.2001.AG.1) application form (P166.2001.AF.1) attached. additional information, contact Information Training Branch, Services Infrastructure Development Trade Efficiency Division, UNCTAD. -mail: Courses@UNCTAD.ORG; fax: +41 22 907-0050; tel: +41 22 917-5511. Annex TD//EX (28)/2/Add.1 page 17 Cost consultants, including travel 8,129 Cost travel UNCTAD staff members 12,396 Cost group training, : 80,821 Total DSA cost participants $70'459 Training fees incidental costs $ 9'042 Travel Turin bus $1'320 Miscellaneous Cost 2,018 Total training cost 18 participants 103,364 Cost travel LDC participants 27,657 Training cost participant (total training costs/18 participants) 5,742 Breakdown financial details direct costs Training Key Issues International Economic Agenda, Geneva-Turin 2001 ( US dollars) TD//EX(28)/2/Add.1 Page 18 Annex VI List speakers UNCTAD International Organizations Introductory Session Training . Rubens Ricupero, Secretary-General . Carlos Fortin, Deputy Secretary-General . Jean Gurunlian, SITE . Karl Sauvant, DITE . Yilmaz Akyuz , GDS . Peter Froehler, SITE . Detlef Kotte, GDS . .. Marchal, LDC . Marcial Plehn-Mejia, RMS . Chris Macfarquhar, ISS . Rene Vossenaar, DITC . . Pursey, Interntional Labour Office . Willie Chatsika, World Trade Organization . Kifle Shenkoru, World Intellectual Property Organization . Vanen Paretian, International Telecommunications Union Ms. Cynthia Hewitt de Alcantara, UN Research Institute Social Development Advance copy: Advance copy