4th Global Review of AfT: "Connecting to value chains

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4th Global Review of AfT "Connecting to value
chains Outlook on future AfT work

• Rainer Lanz, World Trade Organization (WTO)
• Expert Group Meeting on ME Systems Hammamet, 12
  December 2013

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Overview

• 4th Global Review 8-10 July 2013, Geneva
• Event and outcomes
• Connecting to value chains
• Outlook on future AfT work
• Bali package and implications

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4th Global Review 8-10 July 2013

• 24 plenary sessions
• 30 side events (Members, IOs, NGOs)
• 1,486 registered participants
• 300 speakers
• High level participation IGOs, Ministers
• Business and civil society representation

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Numerous Publications

• Fourth Global Review of Aid for Trade 2013
  Summary Report (report)
• Aid for Trade at a Glance 2013 Connecting to
  Value Chains OECD-WTO (report)
• Aid for Trade and Value Chains Agrifood, ICT,
  Textiles, Tourism, Transport and Logistics
• Aid for Trade Connecting firms in developing
  countries to value chains, OECD/WTO (policy
  brief)
• Connecting to GVCs and Aid for Trade IsDB
  (report)
• Connecting LDCs to Value Chains (report)
• Building trade capacities for Africas
  transformation a critical review of Aid for
  Trade UNECA (report)
• India-Africa South-South Trade and Investment
  for Development CII WTO (report)
• Promoting the private sector and global value
  chains Asia Pacific Regional Technical Group
  (report)

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Video Resources

• Highlights of the 4th Global Review 9 minutes
• Agrifood value chains 2 minutes
• ICT value chains 2 minutes
• Textiles and Tourism 2 minutes
• Tourism 2 minutes
• Transport and logistics 2.5 minutes

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OECD/WTO monitoring exercise

• Public sector (132 replies)
• Partner countries (80), donors (43), South-South
  assistance providers (9)
• ESCWA countries Jordan, Morocco, Oman, Sudan,
  Tunisia, Yemen
• Private sector (697 replies)
• Developing country suppliers (524) and lead firms
  (173)
• Agrifood (257), Information and communication
  technology (ICT) (125), Textiles and apparel
  (106), Tourism (113), Transport and logistics
  (96)
• 23 firms from 10 ESCWA countries

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What are the main barriers for developing country
firms to participate in value chains? (I)
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What are the main barriers for developing country
firms to participate in value chains? (II)
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Which type of aid is very effective according
to developing partners?
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Aid for trade and other development finance flows
Most important sources of finance to connect
firms to value chains according to partner
countries
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Development finance flows in low income countries
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Trade facilitation statement at the Global Review
of Aid for Trade
27 governments and IGOs TF support increased 365
to 381m (2011) 1.2 billion disbursed since
2006 Members can be confident of on-going
support
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2. Outlook on future AfT work
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The Bali package (Ministerial Declaration)

1. Trade facilitation
2. Agriculture
3. Cotton
4. Development and LDC issues

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Agreement on Trade Facilitation

• Section I Technical provisions
• Section II Special and differential treatment
  provisions for developing countries and LDCs
• Self-designation of provisions into Categories A,
  B and C
• Category C provisions require the acquisition of
  implementaiton capacity through the provision of
  assistance and support for capacity building
• Key role of Aid for Trade in the implementiation
  of the agreement

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Ministerial Decision on Aid for Trade

• Ministers
• recognize the continuing need of AFT
• reaffirm their commitment to AFT
• New AFT Work Programme should be framed by
  post-2015 development agenda

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Summary points

• The 4th Global Review highlighted key barriers
  for developing country firms to connect to value
  chains
• Key issues and trends
• Closer cooperation between the private and public
  sector
• Aid for trade as complement or substitute to
  other development finance flows
• Growing importance of South-South relationships
• Future Aid for Trade work influenced by
• Trade Facilitation Agreement
• Post-2015 Development Agenda

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Thank you for your attention!

• Rainer.Lanz_at_wto.org