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In an interview, Patricia Francis, executive director, ITC, talked about Aid for Trade, opportunities in this financial crisis and the role of ITC. Francis said at the World Trade Organization's Ministerial Conference in Hong Kong in 2005, it was decided to focus on the relationship between trade and development and this has converged around the concept of Aid for Trade. The idea is to build consensus between the finance minister, the development minister and the trade minister on priorities which will contribute most to development. Those countries that understand competitiveness and micro-competitiveness issue are more likely to capitalize on the opportunities presented by the crisis. She hopes that they can bring ITC closer and closer to their client groupings, help the organizations focus and integrate, and deliver solutions. They are going to be a more customer-focused organization and are putting a level of flexibility into the organization that will enable them to respond more readily to the changing environment.
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Trade Forum Editorial TeamTF: What precisely is Aid for Trade?PF: We have seen many attempts at aid for trade over the years, We've had lots of interventions in various countries talking about building productive capacity, looking at the business environment, helping entrepreneurs to connect to markets. But there were very few countries where you could clearly see a coherent link between development goals and trade.At the World Trade Organization's Ministerial Conference in Hong Kong in 2005, it was decided to focus on the relationship between trade and development and this has converged around the concept of Aid for Trade, The idea is to build consensus between the finance minister, the development mini...Voir le contenu complet de ce document
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